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Amberin Zaman

Nov 28, 2018

Syrian rebel-fighters from the National Liberation Front (NLF) inspect the rubble of a building destroyed by a reported air strike from the day before in the rebel-held al-Rashidin district of western Aleppo's countryside near Idlib province, on November 26, 2018. - Air strikes hit the edges of Syria's last major rebel stronghold west of Aleppo on November 25, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said a day after an alleged toxic attack on the regime-held city. The SOHR said regime — Syrian rebel fighters from the National Liberation Front inspect the rubble of a building destroyed by a reported airstrike the day before in the rebel-held al-Rashidin district of western Aleppo's countryside near Idlib province, on Nov. 26, 2018. — GETTY/Aaref Watad

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrives for a news conference with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran and Vladimir Putin of Russia following their meeting in Tehran, Iran September 7, 2018. Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool via REUTERS - RC1DC2377000

Turkey's Erdogan gets no love from Russia on Idlib

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament as he attends the reopenning of the Turkish parliament after the summer recess in Ankara, Turkey, October 1, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC17E56F7730

Erdogan greets Turkish lawmakers with fire, fury as parliament convenes

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C, front) and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (L, front) walk during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey December 11, 2017. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - UP1EDCB1EWG4D

Erdogan, Putin strike diplomatic pose in Ankara

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Turkish soldiers stand near armoured vehicles during a demonstration in support of the Turkish army's Idlib operation near the Turkey-Syria border near Reyhanli, Hatay, on October 10, 2017.
The Turkish army has launched a reconnaissance mission in Syria's largely jihadist-controlled northwestern Idlib province in a bid to create a de-escalation zone, the military said on October 9. / AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGIN (Photo credit should read ILYAS AKENGIN/AFP/Getty Images)

Ankara-Moscow dealings still tangled as Idlib smoke clears

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture