Conflict in Syria escalates

Conflict in Syria escalates

(VOVWORLD) - Turkish security forces said on Friday it attacked militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Syria and eastern Turkey and destroyed at least 15 militant targets,...
ISIS announces death of leader in Syria

ISIS announces death of leader in Syria

(VOVWORLD) - The Islamic State group announced on Thursday the death of its leader Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, who it said was killed in clashes in northwestern Syria
WHO chief visits quake-hit northwestern Syria

WHO chief visits quake-hit northwestern Syria

(VOVWORLD) -World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday went to northwestern Syria controlled by opposition forces and visited several hospitals and a shelter for those displaced by the...
UN calls for additional aid for Syria

UN calls for additional aid for Syria

(VOVWORLD) - Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, has called for increased support for Syria to address humanitarian problems and people’s livelihoods
Syria high on agenda of Putin-Erdogan meeting

Syria high on agenda of Putin-Erdogan meeting

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday discussed containing new violence in northwest Syria and possibly expanding Moscow's sale of military defense systems to...
Europe struggles with new migration crisis

Europe struggles with new migration crisis

(VOVWORLD) - Turkey has opened its border with Greece, an EU member state, to allow thousands of refugees and migrants to head to Europe. The migration creates concern of a new humanitarian crisis...
Russia, Turkey agree to ceasefire in Idlib

Russia, Turkey agree to ceasefire in Idlib

(VOVWORLD) - Turkey and Russia agreed on Thursday to a ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib region after a 6-hour talk between their leaders in Moscow to contain a conflict which...
Russia, Turkey agree to Syria ceasefire

Russia, Turkey agree to Syria ceasefire

(VOVWORLD) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday agreed to a ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib province. The agreement reached during a one-day visit...
Syria violence continues to escalate

Syria violence continues to escalate

(VOVWORLD) - Turkish forces on Sunday attacked the Nayrab airbase in Aleppo in northern Syria, in retaliation for a Syrian airstrike that killed 33 Turkish soldiers last week