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Social media and YouTube blocked in Turkey - reports

Social media and YouTube blocked in Turkey - reports

Social media platforms across Turkey winked out after an airstrike in Syria killing dozens of Turkish soldiers. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and YouTube were all reported down. Twitter was the first to go, with national …

More than 30 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria's Idlib

More than 30 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria's Idlib

The number of Turkish soldiers killed in Syria's Idlib province has grown to 33, governor of Turkey's Hatay province Rahmi Dogan said. "The number of killed soldiers increased to 33. There is no threat …

Putin not planning to visit Erdogan on March 5

Putin not planning to visit Erdogan on March 5

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has denied reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet in Istanbul on March 5. …

Syrian opposition regain Saraqeb - source

Syrian opposition regain Saraqeb - source

Syrian opposition have recaptured the strategic town of Saraqeb, the rebels said. Three weeks ago, the armed opposition lost the northwestern town at the junction of two main highways, Reuters recalls. "The rebels …

Russia reports regular attacks from Idlib to Khmeimim

Russia reports regular attacks from Idlib to Khmeimim

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said that since January 9, terrorist groups 8 times attacked the Russian Khmeimim airbase using drones from the Syrian province of Idlib. “According to our data, …

Erdogan: Turkey will act more decisively in Syria

Erdogan: Turkey will act more decisively in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara intends to take more decisive action in Syria. “The struggle is not easy for us, people are dying (the servicemen in Syria). We are facing new traps,” Erdogan said, …

Uzbekistan detains 21 on suspicion of Syrian militant links

Uzbekistan detains 21 on suspicion of Syrian militant links

Uzbek police have detained 21 people suspected of being linked to an Islamist militant group operating in Syria. Police said the detained men were under the “ideological influence” of another Uzbek man who was a member of …

Sergey Lavrov meets with Mevlut Cavusoglu

Sergey Lavrov meets with Mevlut Cavusoglu

The heads of the foreign affairs agencies of Russia and Turkey, Sergey Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu, are holding a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, TASS reports. The …

Lavrov and Cavusoglu to meet in Munich on February 16

Lavrov and Cavusoglu to meet in Munich on February 16

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Munich on February 16 on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, …

Maas: situation in Idlib is humanitarian catastrophe

Maas: situation in Idlib is humanitarian catastrophe

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called for a political solution to the Idlib crisis. According to him, fierce fighting between Russian-backed Syrian government forces and Turkish-backed insurgents is causing a …

Turkish military neutralizes 55 Syrian troops - media

Turkish military neutralizes 55 Syrian troops - media

Turkey's Defense Ministry said that its forces neutralized 55 Syrian regime soldiers in northwestern Idlib province. "According to the latest information received from our sources in Idlib, 55 regime troops have been …

Putin and Erdogan urgently discuss situation in Syria

Putin and Erdogan urgently discuss situation in Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have held a telephone conversation to discuss the Syria issue, the Kremlin press service said. According to the …