Fighters express shock at the merger as opposition officials express support for Ankara's possible assault on Kurdish forces (Photo source AFP) By Ragip Soylu, Harun al-Aswad Turkey-backed Syrian rebel groups have merged under one command, two senior Syrian opposition officials announced in a news conference on Friday, raising expectations that they will aid Ankara in a looming … Continue reading Syrian rebel groups merge as Turkish offensive looms
After eight years in an increasingly intolerant Lebanon, a Syrian man travelled back to his war-torn country, hoping to find refuge in Turkey By Harun al-Aswad in Syria-Turkey border Samer Shamout has been here before. He has attempted to cross into Turkey from Syria's Idlib province a dozen times without success, and now he is waiting in a … Continue reading Desperate Syrians flee Lebanon to Turkey – via Syria
Russian raids on rebel-held enclave threaten fragile truce, though shelling has not abated since it began 11 days ago (Photo source AFP) By Harun al-AswadPublished date: 11 September 2019 13:39 UTC Russian air strikes on Idlib province killed an elderly man on Wednesday, the first victim since a ceasefire was declared 11 days ago in the last … Continue reading Air strikes in Syria’s Idlib kill first civilian since ceasefire
Moscow-brokered truce comes hours after Russia's planes bombed a medical centre in rebel-held area of northwestern Syria (Photo source AFP) By Harun al-AswadPublished date: 31 August 2019 09:43 UTC A US-led coaltion air strike killed dozens of militants in Syria's Idlib province on Saturday, the first day of a ceasefire in the rebel-held enclave. At least 40 … Continue reading Dozens of militants killed by coalition strike on Syria’s Idlib amid ceasefire
Hundreds demonstrate to denounce Syrian government's offensive in Idlib, which has escalated in recent weeks. (Photo source AFP) By Harun al-AswadPublished date: 30 August 2019 11:53 UTC Hundreds of Syrians have gathered near the Bab al-Hawa and Atma border crossings with Turkey to protest the relentless bombing of Syria's Idlib governorate, as Russia announced that Syrian government forces … Continue reading Syrian protesters storm border crossing with Turkey