Russia warns Turkey after Erdogan threatens ‘imminent assault’ in Syria
19 February 2020 - 19:09
Istanbul — Turkey and Russia exchanged warnings on Wednesday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened an “imminent” operation in Syria to end the regime’s brutal assault on the last rebel enclave.
Syrian aid workers called urgently for a ceasefire and international help for nearly 1-million people fleeing the Russia-backed regime’s onslaught in northwestern Idlib province — the biggest wave of displaced civilians in the nine-year conflict...
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