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A Syrian soldier photographed in Idlib province after the ceasefire took hold

Relative calm in Idlib following ceasefire

Syria's war-ravaged northwest woke up to relative calm, its skies free of warplanes for the first day in months, following a Russian-Turkish ceasefire deal.

World • 06 Mar 20

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands at a press conference

'Relative' calm in Idlib as ceasefire takes effect

"Relative" calm has been reported around the conflict-shattered Syrian region of Idlib soon after a ceasefire between Russia and Turkey came into force at midnight on Friday local time, according to the British-based the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said.

World • 06 Mar 20

Syrian Army soldiers advance towards Saraqeb in Idlib province

Syrian forces make fresh advance in Idlib

Syrian regime forces have reportedly advanced into the strategic town of Saraqeb, despite a demand from Turkey that Syria pull back its forces from Turkish-manned posts in the last rebel enclave.

World • 05 Feb 20

Syrian people gather near the Syrian-Turkish border

Syrian offensive in Idlib displaces more than 500,000

A Russian-backed Syrian government offensive against the country's last rebel enclave has caused one of the biggest waves of displacement in the nine-year war.

World • 04 Feb 20

Mt Trump tweeted that Russia, Syria and Iran were killing thousands of civilians

Trump calls for end to killing in Syria rebel bastion

US President Donald Trump has called for the governments in Moscow, Damascus and Tehran to stop the violence in Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib.

World • 26 Dec 19

A man identifies the body of a child found in the rubble of a building destroyed by a reported Russian airstrike

Russian strikes kill nine civilians in Syria - monitor

Air strikes by Syrian regime ally Russia have killed nine civilians in the jihadist-run enclave of Idlib in the northwest of the country, a war monitor has said.

World • 17 Nov 19

The air strikes hit near the convoy that was approaching frontlines in Idlib province

Turkey says air strike hit Syria convoy killing three

Turkey has said a Syrian government air strike on a Turkish military convoy in northwest Syria has killed three civilians and wounded 12 as Syrian troops advanced on rebels in a key town.

World • 19 Aug 19

Western powers are concerned that the Russia-backed Syrian government will launch a full-scale assault

Russian army says ceasefire called in Syria's Idlib

The Russian army has said President Bashar al-Assad's Syrian forces had ceased fire "unilaterally" in north western Idlib province, where the UN fears a "humanitarian catastrophe".

World • 19 May 19

Idlib has seen fierce fighting since the civil war began in 2011

Armed men in Syria's Idlib kill prominent activist

Armed men in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province assassinated an activist today who ran a radio station that provided independent news and satirised both President Bashar al-Assad and opposition insurgents, a war monitor reported.

Middle East • 23 Nov 18

Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands during their meeting

Russia, Turkey agree to demilitarised zone around Idlib

Russia and Turkey have agreed to create a "demilitarised zone" around Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after lengthy talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

World • 17 Sep 18

Turkey's President Erdogan says if action is not taken to halt an attack on Idlib 'the entire world stands to pay the price'

'Absolutely essential' to avoid battle in Idlib - UN

The United Nations' Secretary-General has appealed to Russia, Iran and Turkey to "spare no effort to find solutions that protect civilians" in Syria's Idlib.

World • 11 Sep 18

Idlib is the last stronghold of those trying to overthrow Bashar al-Assad

Russia and Syria resume Idlib air strikes

Russian and Syrian jets resumed intensive strikes in Idlib and Hama, residents and rescuers said, as Damascus stepped up its assault on the rebels' last major stronghold after a Russian-Iranian-Turkish summit failed to agree a ceasefire.

Syria • 09 Sep 18

Smoke billows following Syrian government forces' bombardment around the town of Khan Sheikhun on the southern edge of Idlib

Russian airstrikes on Idlib 'heaviest' in a month

Russian and Syrian warplanes pounded towns in Syria's opposition-held Idlib province, a day after a summit of the presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia failed to agree on a ceasefire that would forestall a Russian-backed offensive.

Syria • 08 Sep 18

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russia's President Vladimir Putin

Tehran summit expected to seal fate of Syria's Idlib

The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey will meet on Friday in Tehran for a summit expected to shape the future of Idlib province, home to Syria's last major rebel bastion.

Syria • 05 Sep 18

Russian and Syrian troops on the eastern edge of Idlib province

UN to discuss situation in Syria's Idlib province

The United Nations Security Council is to meet on Friday to discuss the situation in the rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib.

Syria • 04 Sep 18

Syrian civil defence members conduct search and rescue operations at the wreckage in Idlib, Syria

Dozens killed as weapons depot explodes in Syria

An explosion in a residential building thought to be storing weapons and ammunition in Syria's rebel-held Idlib killed at least 39 people including 12 children today, a war monitor said.

World • 12 Aug 18

Zuhair Satati was never seen again after he was taken away at a government checkpoint in 2013

Syrian families find out fate of missing family members

Updated death lists in Syria have finally provided some closure to many families whose loved ones have been missing since early in the conflict.

World • 11 Aug 18

Smoke billowing from the site of a downed Sukhoi-25 fighter jet in Idlib

Russian pilot killed after Syrian rebels down plane

A Russian pilot was killed in clashes with rebels after they downed his warplane over Syria's northwest province of Idlib.

World • 04 Feb 18

UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock (C) during visit to Syrian city of Homs

UN: tens of thousands displaced by fighting in Syria

The United Nations has said that nearly 100,000 people have been displaced since early December by fighting in northwestern Syria, where the regime is waging an offensive against jihadists.

World • 10 Jan 18

Dozens died in the suspected chemical weapons attack on 4 April

Syria's Assad says chemical attack '100% fabrication'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said an alleged poison gas attack blamed on his government last week in Idlib province was "100% fabrication".

World • 13 Apr 17

Kurdish Syrian girls among destroyed buildings in the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane

Report: Mental health crisis plaguing Syria's children

Six years of violence and bloodshed have spawned a mental health crisis among Syria's children whose impact will be felt for decades, according to the international charity Save the Children.

News • 07 Mar 17

Syrian rebel fighters and their families, helped by volunteers of the Red Crescent, collect their bags from a coach upon their arrival in the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib

Syrian army retakes control of Daraya near capital

Government forces retook control of Daraya near the Syrian capital after rebels and civilians were evacuated following a four-year siege by regime forces, a military source said.

News • 28 Aug 16

The hospital in the rebel-held town of Kafar Takharim was reportedly heavily damaged

Maternity hospital bombed in Syrian air raid

A maternity hospital supported by Save the Children was bombed in an air raid in Idlib province of northwest Syria, causing casualties and heavy damage, the Britain-based charity said.

News • 29 Jul 16

At least 20 people were killed and scores wounded in twin suicide and car bomb blasts in a Damascus suburb yesterday

Air strikes in Syria's Idlib kill more than 20

Air strikes carried out by Syrian or Russian warplanes killed more than 20 people in the northwestern city of Idlib today, monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.

News • 12 Jun 16

A coalition of Islamist fighters has seized full control of Idlib

Syria govt accused of prisoner execution in Idlib

Syrian government forces apparently executed at least 15 prisoners in the city of Idlib before militants from the self-style Islamist State group overran the provincial capital.

News • 30 Mar 15