Turkey says dozens killed in clashes with Syrian troops - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ayla Jean Yackley

Ayla Jean Yackley

Feb 3, 2020

Turkish soldiers stand on top of tanks near the Turkish-Syrian border in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Murad Sezer - RC163A321330 — Turkish soldiers stand on tanks near the Turkish-Syrian border in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, Oct. 15, 2019. — REUTERS/Murad Sezer

A man walks past damaged buildings in the city of Idlib, Syria May 24, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC1D4BDCBD50

Russia, Turkey broker shaky cease-fire in Syria’s Idlib

Ayla Jean Yackley

Ayla Jean Yackley

A motorbike burns after an airstrike in this screen grab taken from a social media video said to be taken in Idlib, Syria on July 16, 2019. Picture taken July 16, 2019. White Helmets/social media via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1FFC6630A0

As Idlib burns, Turkey focuses on another corner of Syria

Ayla Jean Yackley

Ayla Jean Yackley

Syrian government forces deploy near the Damascus-Aleppo highway in the southern part of Syria's northern Aleppo province on February 10, 2020. - Syrian regime artillery killed five Turkish soldiers in Idlib today, Turkey's defence ministry said, as the number of people displaced by violence in the region neared 700,000 since December. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Clash with Syrian regime forces kills five Turkish troops in Idlib

Amberin Zaman

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President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan adresses the audience during the official opening of the new Cambridge Central Mosque, in Cambridge, Britain, December 5, 2019. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC23PD94I1I1

Erdogan threatens Assad forces, seeks de-escalation in Idlib

Diego Cupolo