The European Union’s chief executive, Ursula von der Leyen, expresses sympathy with Turkey over the conflict in Syria but says it’s not permissible for Ankara to let refugees and migrants on its territory cross into Europe as reports indicate at least two migrants have died trying to reach Greece. CBC | World News
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Syrian refugees tear gassed as they desperately try to cross border into Greece – VIDEO
WATCH the moment Syrian refugees are tear-gassed as they desperately try to cross the border into Greece. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Turkish official says 29 soldiers killed in airstrike by Syrian government forces
An airstrike by Syrian government forces in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region killed more than two-dozen Turkish soldiers, the local governor in Turkey’s southeastern province of Hatay said early Friday, raising an earlier death toll. CBC | World News
Read More »Missile strikes Syrian school, killing 8 civilians including children
A missile struck a school building in northwestern Syria on Tuesday morning, killing eight civilians, opposition activists said, as government forces captured a key village held by al-Qaeda insurgents in the war-torn country’s last rebel stronghold. CBC | World News
Read More »British founder of Syrian White Helmets found dead in Istanbul
The British founder of an organization that trained the Syrian White Helmets emergency response group has died in Istanbul, three people with knowledge of his death said on Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »Car bomb in Syrian town along border with Turkey kills 13
A car bomb exploded in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Saturday killing 13 people, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said. CBC | World News
Read More »Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of not abiding by ceasefire
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) accused Turkey on Thursday of launching a large land offensive targeting three villages in northeast Syria despite a truce, but Russia said a peace plan hammered out this week was going ahead smoothly. CBC | World News
Read More »Turkey wants Syrian forces to leave border areas, aide says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Syrian government forces to move out of areas near the Turkish border so it can resettle up to two million refugees there, his spokesperson told The Associated Press on Saturday, adding that Erdogan will raise the issue in talks next week with Syria’s ally, Russian President Vladimir Putin. CBC | World News
Read More »Kurdish fighters evacuate besieged Syrian border town
Kurdish fighters and civilians have evacuated a besieged Syrian town on Sunday, the first pullback under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal, opening the way to a broader withdrawal of the Kurdish-led forces from regions along the Turkish border. CBC | World News
Read More »Syrian forces take Kurdish-held town of Manbij as Turkish offensive enters 7th day
Syrian government forces have entered the centre of the once Kurdish-held northern town of Manbij, about 30 kilometres south of the Turkish border, and raised the national flag, Syrian state media say. CBC | World News
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