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Syrian government forces backed by Russia are involved in heavy clashes in and around Syria's last rebel bastion of Idlib against armed-Assad groups. Watch the full video to know more.

Syrian airstrikes hit Turkish military convoy in Idlib

Jihadists and allied rebels withdrew from a key area of northwestern Syria Tuesday as President Bashar al-Assad's forces pressed an offensive against the jihadist-run Idlib region, a war monitor said.

Anti-Assad fighters withdraw from key area of northwest Syria

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday expressed "profound worry" about the bombing of Idlib in talks with Vladimir Putin, but the Russian leader insisted Moscow backed Syrian military actions against "terrorists" in the province.

Idlib ceasefire must be respected, Macron to Putin

The Syrian regime and its ally Russia have for nearly four months ramped up bombardment of the last major jihadist-run bastion in the country after eight years of brutal conflict.

Russia, Syria ramp up bombing campaign on Idlib

Pro-regime forces were locked in heavy fighting with insurgents Sunday near a jihadist-run town in northwestern Syria, leaving dozens of combatants dead, a war monitor said.

'Dozens killed' as Syria regime forces battle jihadists

France called on Friday for an immediate end to fighting in the Syrian city of Idlib, and the French foreign ministry added that it condemned in particular air strikes on refugee camps.

France calls for immediate end to fighting in Syrian city of Idlib

Syrian government airstrikes on a town in the country’s northwest killed at least 11 people. The airstrikes on the town of Ariha came as the government continued its deadly air campaign against the last rebel-held region in Syria.

Airstrike claims 11 lives in Syria

At least 12 civilians have been killed and scores have been injured in Syrian government airstrikes on a residential area in the northwestern province of Idlib. Watch this video to know more.

Syria: Airstrikes hit Idlib village market, 12 killed

Airstrikes and intense shelling continued to pound in Syria, as per reports 10 civilians have been killed by the Syrian government air raids. Watch this video to know more.

Violence in Syria's IDLIB continues

Fighting in IDLIB province intensifies

In Syria’s last rebel-held bastion, hospitals and crops are being deliberately hit amid a united nations security council standstill.. are Syrian civilians being left alone yet another time..?

The West Asia Post: Hospitals, crops are war targets

US President Donald Trump on Sunday told Syria and Russia to stop "bombing the hell" out of Syria's last jihadist stronghold Idlib. "Hearing word that Russia, Syria and, to a lesser extent, Iran, are bombing the hell out of Idlib Province in Syria, and indiscriminately killing many innocent civilians.

'STOP!' bombing, killing in Syria's Idlib: US President Donald Trump

Russia on Monday insisted that their military was targeting ''terrorists'' in Syria's Idlib after Trump asked them to stop ''this butchery.'' "Terrorist fire in Idlib is of course unacceptable," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

After Trump tweets, Russia says military targeting 'terrorists' in Syria's Idlib

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

Russian army says Syrian forces have called ceasefire in Idlib

Britain on Friday challenged Russia and Syria to provide assurances to the UN Security Council that attacks on hospitals and schools in northwest Syria will stop.

Britain at UN presses Russia to answer for Idlib hospital attacks

The head of Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate in a video released Sunday urged supporters to "take up weapons" to defend his group's bastion of Idlib against increased bombardment.

Jihadist chief Jolani calls for arming to defend Syria's Idlib: Video

A Russian-backed Syrian government offensive in the rebel-held northwest has killed dozens of people and forced more than 150,000 to flee, the biggest escalation in the war between President Bashar al-Assad and his enemies since last summer.

Explainer: Why the war in Syria's Idlib escalated again

At least nine civilians, including two children, were killed Saturday in air strikes by Syria's government and its ally Russia in the northwest of the country, a war monitor said.

Nine killed by regime, Russian strikes in Syria's Idlib: War monitor

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he did not rule out Syrian forces, backed by Russian air power, launching a full-scale assault on militants in Syria's Idlib province, but that such an operation was unpractical for now.

Russia and Syria are not planning assault on Idlib for now: Vladimir Putin

Heavy bombardment by the Syrian army of the jihadist-controlled Idlib region has killed 22 civilians, a monitor said Thursday, the latest violence to threaten a seven-month-old truce.

Army shelling kills 22 civilians in Syria's Idlib: Monitor

A deal between Damascus and Syria's Kurds over their autonomous region in the country's north is "inevitable", a senior Kurdish military official said on Saturday, insisting that Kurdish forces should remain in the area.

Deal with Syria regime 'inevitable': Kurdish commander

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday said that a Russia-Turkey deal for the last major rebel bastion of Idlib was a "temporary measure", state news agency SANA reported.

Syria's Assad says Idlib deal 'temporary measure': Report

A formerly US-backed Syrian rebel group on Saturday rejected a deal between Russia and Turkey to avert a large-scale military assault on rebel-held Idlib province.

Syria rebel faction rejects Idlib deal

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