Erdogan says situation calm in Syria's Idlib after attack on Turkey's observation post
Jun 29, 2019, at 05:29 pm
Osaka, Jun 29 (Sputnik/UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that the situation in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib was calm after the recent attack on Turkey's observation post, expressing hope that similar attacks would not take place again.
Jun 28, 2019, at 09:59 am
New York, June 28 (IBNS): The heads of 11 global humanitarian organizations warned on Thursday that the embattled rebel-held province of Idlib in Syria, stands on the brink of disaster, with three million civilian lives at risk, including one million children.
Syrian airstrikes target rebel-held areas in Idlib
Jun 22, 2019, at 04:01 pm
Damascus, Jun 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Syrian airstrikes targeted rebel-held areas in the Idlib province in northwestern Syria on Saturday, as part of a military showdown that has been dragging on in that area for 54 days, a war monitor said.
Syria: Humanitarian disaster in Idlib ‘unfolding before our eyes’ says top UN relief official
Jun 19, 2019, at 10:19 am
New York, June 19 (IBNS): Unabating violence, destruction and a downward sprial in overall conditions for the desperate people trapped in north-western Syria’s Idlib were in the spotlight as the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday that “we are faced with a humanitarian disaster unfolding before our eyes”.
Vital food crops destroyed in Syria amid upsurge in fighting across Idlib, Hama
Jun 05, 2019, at 08:55 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): Thousands of acres of crops have been destroyed in Syria’s Idlib and north Hama provinces amid ongoing deadly violence, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, in a call to the warring parties to stop using food security to hold people “hostage”.
Heavy airstrikes, shelling target rebel positions in Syria's Hama, Idlib
May 11, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Damascus, May 11 (Xinhua/UNI) Heavy airstrikes and shelling targeted rebel positions in the northern countryside of Hama province and the nearby countryside of Idlib province on Saturday as part of an ongoing Russian-backed campaign, a war monitor reported.
Syrian envoy calls for destroying terrorist hotbed in Idlib to preserve progress achieved
Apr 13, 2019, at 04:20 pm
Beirut, April 13 (Sputnik) Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdulkarim Ali has urged to resolve the situation with Syria's Idlib region becoming a hotbed of terrorism in order to preserve the progress that had already been achieved by the Syrian army in settling the longstanding crisis.
Syrian militants attack 13 towns in Idlib De-escalation zone: Russian Military
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:14 am
Moscow, Apr 7 (Sputnik/UNI) Syrian militants attacked 13 towns in the northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone throughout the day, the Russian Defense Ministry’s center for Syrian reconciliation said Sunday.
Agreement over buffer zone to spare civilians in Syria’s Idlib welcomed by top UN officials
Sep 19, 2018, at 08:53 am
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS): The agreement between Turkey and Russia to create a demilitarized buffer zone protecting civilians living in Idlib, Syria, has been welcomed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the world body’s humanitarian chief, who called on all warring parties and countries supporting them to make it effective.
Sep 12, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): A full-scale battle for Idlib must be avoided at all costs, the United Nations Secretary-General has stressed, warning that failure to do so would unleash “a humanitarian nightmare unlike any seen in the blood-soaked Syrian conflict” so far.
‘Sanctity of human civilian life’ in Idlib must win out, urges UN Syria Envoy
Sep 08, 2018, at 08:31 am
New York, Sept 8 (IBNS): With the ingredients for a “perfect storm” brewing in the Syrian province of Idlib, the international community cannot allow civilians there to succumb to such a fate, the UN Envoy for the country told the Security Council on Friday.
Sep 08, 2018, at 08:21 am
New York, Sept 8 (IBNS): Emergency food supplies for hundreds of thousands of people in Syria’s Idlib are “ready for distribution” in the event of mass displacement caused by a full-scale military offensive on the last opposition-held region, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
It’s time to apply maximum ‘moral pressure’ to save lives in Syria’s Idlib: UN negotiator
Sep 05, 2018, at 09:09 am
New York,Sept 5 (IBNS): All countries with influence over the grinding conflict in Syria should use all the “moral pressure” they can to avoid a full-scale military attack on Idlib, particularly Russia and Turkey, the United Nations top negotiator Staffan de Mistura said on Tuesday.
Trump warns Syria against carrying out strikes in Idlib; asks Russia, Iran to refrain
Sep 04, 2018, at 03:36 pm
Washington, Sept 4 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has threatened Syria against recklessly carrying out strikes in rebel-held Idlib province, while asking Russia and Iran to refrain from joining Assad and his men.
Aug 31, 2018, at 08:37 am
New York, Aug 31 (IBNS): A massive military escalation by the Government of Syria to retake Idlib risks a “worst case scenario”, United Nations negotiator Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday.
Syria: UN chief warns Idlib offensive may set off ‘humanitarian catastrophe’
Aug 30, 2018, at 08:26 am
New York, Aug 30(IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the growing risk of a humanitarian catastrophe should a full-scale military operation take place in Syria’s war-battered Idlib province.
UN Security Council urged to act against ‘worst-case scenario’ Syria’s war-battered Idlib
Aug 29, 2018, at 08:20 am
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): A further escalation of violence in Syria’s Idlib governorate could create a humanitarian emergency “at a scale not yet seen through this crisis,” a senior United Nations aid official warned the Security Council on Tuesday.
Blast in Syria kills 39 people: Reports
Aug 12, 2018, at 09:49 pm
Idlib, Aug 12 (IBNS): At least 39 people were killed in a blast that brought down a building in Syria's mainly rebel-held north-western province of Idlib, a monitor agency said on Sunday.
Millions at risk if Syria’s war moves to last redoubt of Idlib, warns senior aid official
Aug 10, 2018, at 08:53 am
New York, Aug 10 (IBNS): Aid access to embattled Syrians may soon improve following recent military gains by the Government, but the war “cannot be allowed to go to Idlib”, the head of the UN’s Humanitarian Task Force said on Thursday.
Syria: Guterres concerned over reported attacks in Idlib, calls for ‘full investigation’
Jun 11, 2018, at 08:26 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed deep concern over airstrikes that reportedly targeted a village in northern Idlib last week, killing dozens – including children.
UN envoy ‘encouraged’ by latest talks on avoiding ‘worst-case scenario’ in Syria’s Idlib
May 17, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New York, May 17 (IBNS): The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria on Wednesday detailed his most recent efforts to revive stalled peace talks which could end the brutal conflict that has been raging there for more than seven years.
Syria: Blast kills at least 23 in rebel stronghold Idlib
Jan 08, 2018, at 06:35 pm
Damascus, Jan 8 (IBNS): At least 23 people have been reportedly killed in a blast in Syria's Idlib city, reports said.
Suspected gas attack in Syria kills nine children among 35 dead
Apr 04, 2017, at 08:42 pm
Damascus, Apr 4 (IBNS) : Suspected gas attack by Syrian Government or Russian jets has killed at least 35 people, including nine children, The Telegraph reported quoting a British-based war monitoring group.
UN chief condemns 'abhorrent' attack on market in Syria's Idlib city
Jun 14, 2016, at 12:47 pm
New York, June 14 (Just Earth News):Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the abhorrent attack carried out yesterday in Idlib city, Syria, which hit a vegetable market and the only bakery in the area.