With Turkey preoccupied with Libya, Idlib slips through Ankara’s fingers - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Fehim Tastekin

Fehim Tastekin

Dec 30, 2019

Syrians throw stones toward Turkish military vehicles during a patrol along the Syria-Turkey border near the town of Darbasiyah, Syria, Nov. 11, 2019. — DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images

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IDLIB, SYRIA - AUGUST 22: Turkish military armoured vehicles are deployed to the observations point in Idlib, de-escalation zone, Syria on August 22, 2019. (Photo by Izeddin Idilbi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

End game looms for Turkey in Idlib

Fehim Tastekin

In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics

Syrian army soldiers gesture on the highway outside Maarat al-Numan, Syria, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki - RC2GQE9KJ096

Turkey's hands tied as Syrian army makes gains in Idlib

Fehim Tastekin

In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics

Turkish military vehicles patrol near the Syrian town of Saraqeb in the northwestern province of Idlib on September 4, 2019. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo credit should read OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

Can Turkey escape the fireball in Idlib?

Fehim Tastekin

In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov leave a joint news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia January 13, 2020. Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS - RC24FE9RU9P6

As Russia mediates Syria-Turkey talks, can new Idlib truce hold?

Kirill Semenov