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Published on Mar 5, 2020A ceasefire in Syria's Idlib province has just come into effect in a bid to avoid a major escalation. In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, also agreed to establish a security corridor and joint patrols. Last month, 36 Turkish…

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NATO’s Dynamic Manta exercise kicked off in the Mediterranean in February. One of the photographs released, of an Italian submarine, shows something particularly interesting. It is not obvious to the untrained eye, but on its back are 9 grey blocks. These tell us something about the submarine’s covert mission capability.…

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union ambassadors voiced outrage at a meeting this week over what they see as an attempt by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to “blackmail” the bloc by allowing migrants to mass at Greece’s border, diplomatic sources said. FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a welcoming ceremony…

MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus began holding joint military drills with 28 British Marines at a training ground in the north of the country this week at a time when relations with its traditional ally Russia are under strain. The Belarus defense ministry has stated that the drills, which will run…

Two days after a historic signing ceremony between the U.S. and the Taliban, a series of attacks across Afghanistan, a possible new command from the Taliban and a disagreement over releasing Taliban prisoners threaten to derail the peace process laid out by the agreement. Still, President Donald Trump said Monday…

The Trump administration says it told Moscow this week that the U.S. is open to holding a summit with other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council in hopes of pushing for a three-way arms control pact with Russia and ChinaBy DEB RIECHMANN Associated PressFebruary 28, 2020, 10:44 PM3…

Backed by Russian air power, Syrian government forces are attempting to seize the last remaining territory there held by Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces. At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syrian government air raids in the opposition-held province on Thursday, marking a dramatic escalation of a conflict that has…

A Turkish flag flies at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Francois LenoirBRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO head Jens Stoltenberg urged Russia and Syria on Friday to halt their Idlib offensive and said the military alliance stood in solidarity with member state Turkey, which lost 33 soldiers in an…

By Jonathan Spicer and Khalil AshawiISTANBUL (Reuters) - With nearly one million displaced Syrians massing near the Turkish border in the face of a Syrian government military offensive, President Tayyip Erdogan’s options are narrowing.He feels blindsided by Russia’s push into Syria’s Idlib region and the risk of full-blown conflict is…