Topic: Assad

It should come as no surprise that the Iranian regime has asked the International Monetary Fund for $5 billion in emergency aid to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Iranian economy is plummeting. Spiraling inflation and a collapsing currency have combined with the coronavirus crisis to bring the country to a virtual standstill.

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe ordered Saturday the closure of non-essential public locations, in a move similar to Italy, to curb the accelerating spread of the coronavirus in the country.

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Thursday that Ankara and Russian military officials have worked out most of the details of a cease-fire for Syria's northwest Idlib province.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with top European Union officials in Belgium on Monday to discuss an escalating refugee crisis at the Turkey-Greece border.

Turkey and Russia agreed Thursday to a cease-fire in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib.

Russian airstrikes in Idlib province in northwestern Syria killed at least 14 civilians and injured several others on Thursday, rescue workers said.

Two more Turkish troops have died in battle-scarred northwest Syria amid ongoing assaults from government forces, officials said Wednesday.

The Turkish military downed a Syrian warplane on Tuesday, the third fighter jet shot down by Ankara in three days over heavily contested Idlib province.

United Nations investigators said in a new report Monday they have collected evidence that indicates Russian and Turkish forces may have committed war crimes in Syria's heavily contested northwest.

Turkish forces launched an attack against Syria on Sunday after President Bashar al-Assad's regime killed more than two dozen Turkish forces in the province of Idlib.

Russia sent two warships to the Middle East on Friday after dozens of Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack in Syria's heavily disputed northwest, amid fear of an escalating conflict.

A Syrian regime airstrike on Idlib province killed at least 29 Turkish soldiers Thursday as opposition forces retook key territory in the region.

After weeks of involvement in Syria, Turkish forces on Thursday launched a military offensive in the hotly contested Idlib province, targeting government forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a new threat to both Syria and Russia Wednesday, saying Ankara will conduct its own operations in Idlib after efforts failed to make it a safe haven for civilians.