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Week in Review

Week in Review

Aug 4, 2018

A Turkish military armoured vehicle guards on the border line located opposite the Syrian town of Atimah, Idlib province, in this picture taken from Reyhanli, Hatay province, Turkey October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal - RC117E0C0980 — A Turkish military armored vehicle guards the border opposite the Syrian town of Atimah, Idlib province, as seen from Reyhanli, Hatay province, Turkey, Oct. 10, 2017. — REUTERS/Osman Orsal

Idlib takes center stage at Sochi Syria talks

Anton Mardasov

Russia, Turkey seek peaceful solutions to 'imminent' Idlib battle

Maxim A. Suchkov

Maxim A. Suchkov

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference following the talks with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool - RTS14ZO6

Putin changes conversation on Syria with cease-fire plan

Week in Review

A picture taken on July 19, 2018 shows rebel fighters on a tank, entering town of Fuaa in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib after thousands of its residents were evacuated to regime-controlled areas. - Several thousand residents evacuated two pro-regime towns in northern Syria today, putting an end to one of the longest sieges of the country's seven-year civil war.
Fuaa and Kafraya in Idlib province were the last remaining areas under blockade in Syria and a rare example of pro-government towns surr

Is a storm brewing for Turkey in Idlib?

Semih Idiz