Syria
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May- 2020 -28 May
Turkish Soldier Killed in Syria’s Idlib
One Turkish soldier was killed by a roadside bomb Wednesday while on patrol in Syria’s Idlib region, the defense ministry said. The soldier “succumbed to his injuries after being taken to hospital,” the ministry said. The private DH
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Apr- 2020 -29 April
Amid condemnation, Syria’s YPG disavows deadly car bomb in Efrin
Syria's Kurdish-led YPG denied responsibility for a truck bomb in the Turkey-occupied city of Efrin that killed at least 40 people
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27 April
Syria says air defenses intercept missiles near Damascus
Syrian air defense intercepted several missiles fired during an "Israeli" airstrike against targets near the capital Damascus
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23 April
First Syrian state torture trial begins in Germany
Two alleged former Syrian intelligence officers go on trial in Germany, accused of crimes against humanity in the first court case over state-sponsored torture
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16 April
Defectors quit last US-backed rebel group in Syria, head for regime territory
A suspected drug smuggler and other former member of Maghawir al-Thawra, the last US-backed rebel group in Syri,a defected to the regime
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15 April
Israeli drone strike targets Hezbollah members in Syria near Lebanon border
An Israeli drone targeted a car of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement just inside Syria near the border with Lebanon without casualties
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8 April
OPCW team blames Syrian government for chemical weapons attacks
The global chemical weapons watchdog on for the first time explicitly blamed the Syrian government for sarin and chlorine gas attacks
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Mar- 2020 -29 March
SDF: ISIS detainees escape prison in northeast Syria
The SDF reasserted control over a detention center for ISIS suspects in northeast Syria after detainees tried to break out of the prison
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13 March
Turkey and Russia agree to start joint patrols in northwest Syria
Turkey and Russia agreed to start joint patrols in Syria's Idlib province at the weekend, Turkey's defense minister Hului Akar said
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5 March
Syria: Russia and Turkey agree to ceasefire in battered Idlib
Erdogan and Putin announce plans for a joint buffer zone to halt Syria's offensive against Idlib province, ceasefire to begin at midnight
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