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Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone shelled 46 times in past day: Reconciliation Center

Jun 01, 2021, at 05:54 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 46 times over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at a briefing.

Reconciliation center says terrorists shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 22 times

Apr 14, 2021, at 03:30 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at a briefing that the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) had shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 22 times over the past 24 hours.

Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone shelled 18 times in past day: Reconciliation Center

Mar 10, 2021, at 03:09 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 18 times over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm.

Terrorists carry out 21 attacks on Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone: Reconciliation Center

Jan 12, 2021, at 03:24 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: Members of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 21 times over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm. Vyacheslav Sytnik, the deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said on Monday.

Nusra terrorists shell Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 33 times: Russian Military

Nov 11, 2020, at 02:17 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group (formerly known as the Nusra Front, banned in Russia) committed 33 shelling attacks in Syria's norther Idlib region over the past 24 hours, the deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Syrian Reconciliation said at a daily briefing on Tuesday.

Erdogan accuses Damascus of violating Idlib ceasefire, warns of possible new attacks

Mar 11, 2020, at 04:55 pm

Ankara/Sputnik/UNI:  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Damascus on Wednesday of violating the Idlib ceasefire, agreed upon by Russia and Turkey, warning that Ankara could strike even a heavier blow if the truce breaches continue.

Syria: UN food relief agency ‘doing everything we can’ to reach Idlib civilians

Mar 05, 2020, at 02:33 pm

New York/IBNS: Difficult winter weather conditions, road congestion and military manoeuvres are restricting humanitarian aid delivery to desperate civilians in the Syrian province of Idlib, where a Government operation to weed out extremists has uprooted nearly one million people since December.

UN ‘determined to stand by the people of Syria’ says Lowcock, as grave humanitarian crisis intensifies around Idlib

Mar 04, 2020, at 09:33 am

New York/IBNS: The United Nations is “determined to stand by” civilians across Syria’s war-torn northwest, as “a grave humanitarian crisis” continues, the UN emergency relief chief said on Tuesday.

Turkish air forces shoot down Syrian warplane in Idlib

Mar 03, 2020, at 05:12 pm

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: A Turkish F-16 shot down a Syrian warplane in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, a war monitor reported.  

Erdogan hopes for ceasefire in Idlib after talks with Putin in Moscow on Thursday

Mar 02, 2020, at 07:09 pm

Ankara/Sputnik: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hope for achieving ceasefire in Syrian Idlib after he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 5 in Moscow.

Syrian army imposes no-fly-zone over Idlib

Mar 01, 2020, at 04:49 pm

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: The Syrian army announced on Sunday imposing a no-fly-zone over the country's battlefield Idlib Province, saying any hostile aircraft will be targeted, according to the state news agency SANA.

Turkish drones kill 26 Syrian soldiers in Idlib

Mar 01, 2020, at 08:36 am

Damascus/Xinhua: Turkish forces renewed drone attacks on Syrian forces' positions in the northwestern province of Idlib on Saturday, killing 26 Syrian soldiers, according to a war monitor.

‘Mayhem’ in Syria’s Idlib amid ongoing violence, as Guterres urges immediate ceasefire

Feb 29, 2020, at 10:25 am

New York/IBNS: Rapidly escalating conflict in northwest Syria has created healthcare “mayhem”, amid reports of displaced people moving closer to the Turkish border in search of shelter, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, as the UN Secretary-General appealed for all warring parties to "step back from the edge of further escalation."

Turkey to start consultations with NATO after death of soldiers in Idlib - Celik

Feb 28, 2020, at 12:18 pm

Ankara/Sputnik/UNI: Turkey will begin consultations with NATO on Friday after the death of more than 30 soldiers in Syria's Idlib, spokesman for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party Omer Celik said.

End hostilities, ‘preserve lives’: UN refugee chief makes appeal for people trapped in Syria’s Idlib

Feb 21, 2020, at 05:59 pm

New York/IBNS: As the already dire situation in north-west Syria dramatically continues to worsen in Idlib province, the head of the United Nations refugee agency called on Thursday for an end to the hostilities and appealed for urgent action to allow the people trapped there to move to places of safety.

Vital Idlib aid deliveries resume after ‘heavy bombing’ - WFP

Feb 15, 2020, at 08:59 am

New York/IBNS: Urgently-needed aid deliveries to embattled civilians in north-west Syria have started again after a day-long break in distributions caused by escalating hostilities, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.

Over 10 Turkish servicemen killed in recent attacks by Syrian forces in Idlib

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:48 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that 14 Turkish servicemen have been killed and 45 others wounded in recent attacks by the Syrian Arab Army in Syria's northwestern Idlib province.

Turkey Prez threatens to attack Syrian forces "everywhere" if Turkey's troops targeted

Feb 12, 2020, at 06:38 pm

Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkish president threatened Wednesday to attack Syrian forces "everywhere" if Turkish soldiers are targeted again in the Idlib province of Syria.

Syrian army captures 600 square km of areas in Idlib, Aleppo

Feb 09, 2020, at 10:43 pm

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: The Syrian army said on Sunday that it has captured 600 square km of areas over the past few days in the countryside region of Idlib and Aleppo provinces in northern Syria.

Syria: UN health agency highlights ‘critical health threats’ facing Idlib civilians

Feb 04, 2020, at 10:04 am

New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) raised the alarm on Monday over critical health threats facing hundreds-of thousands of Syrians forced to flee due to intensified hostilities in Syria’s northwest, where health facilities and workers have increasingly come under attack.

Syrian army inches closer to key city in Idlib amid intense fighting

Jan 26, 2020, at 09:31 pm

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: The Syrian government forces have advanced toward the city of Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province in northwestern Syria on Sunday amid intense battles and shelling, activists and local media reported.

Militants conduct 3 attacks on Syrian army in Idlib, all attacks repelled- Russia Military

Jan 23, 2020, at 09:02 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Militants have conducted three attacks on Syrian government's forces in the Idlib de-escalation zone, all the attacks have been repelled, while eight Syrian servicemen have been killed and six militants have been eliminated, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry's center for Syria reconciliation said on Wednesday.

Syrian helicopters drop leaflets to urge civilians to leave rebel-held areas in Aleppo, Idlib

Jan 12, 2020, at 10:24 pm

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: Syrian choppers dropped leaflets on rebel-held areas in the northern province of Aleppo, urging civilians to leave rebel-held areas through humanitarian corridors which opened on Sunday, a war monitor reported.

Nearly 300,000 Syrians displaced from Idlib since mid-December, Security Council hears

Jan 04, 2020, at 07:07 am

New York/IBNS: Amidst concern for the safety and protection of more than three million civilians in Syria’s last rebel-held enclave, the UN’s most senior humanitarian and political affairs officials briefed the Security Council on Syria behind closed doors on Friday.

Terrorists Attacked Syrian Forces' Positions Twice in Idlib Province - Russian Military

Dec 29, 2019, at 10:43 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Terrorists attacked Syrian forces in the northwestern province of Idlib two times, and approximately 50 militants were involved in the attacks each time, Maj. Gen. Yuri Borenkov, the head of the Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation, said on Saturday.

Syrian government Army takes control of flashpoint Idlib village

Dec 23, 2019, at 10:00 am

Damascus/Sputnik/UNI: The Syrian government has reclaimed control of Alteh, a flashpoint village in the Idlib province, a source in the Syrian military told Sputnik on Sunday.

Russian Defence Ministry says militants in Syria planning to stage airstrike in Idlib

Nov 26, 2019, at 11:30 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Militants from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham [formerly known as the Nusra Front, banned in Russia] are planning, jointly with the White Helmets organization, to make a provocation with the staging of airstrikes and usage of chemical weapons in Syria's northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone, Russia's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Security Council: Two draft resolutions, zero consensus on ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib

Sep 20, 2019, at 09:22 am

New York: The UN Security Council on Thursday failed to reach consensus on either of two competing resolutions on a cessation of hostilities in Idlib, Syria: the last province in the war-torn nation that is still largely held by rebel forces.

Millions in Idlib ‘counting on your support to make the violence stop’, UN relief chief tells Security Council

Aug 30, 2019, at 10:26 am

New York, Aug 30 (IBNS): Despite an agreement signed nearly a year ago on a halt to further escalation in Syria’s war-battered Idlib, “the bombing and fighting go on in plain sight, day in and day out”, the UN humanitarian chief told the Security Council on Thursday.

Syrian military liberates two Idlib villages after clashes with militants: Military Official

Aug 16, 2019, at 10:12 am

Damascus, Aug 16 (Sputnik/UNI) The Syrian military has liberated two villages in the south of the northwestern Idlib province after clashing with terrorists, a brigadier general of the Syrian Armed Forces told Sputnik.