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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 647

Syrian-Turkish border

Trucks loaded with United Nations humanitarian aid for Syria following a devastating earthquake are parked at Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, in Syria's Idlib province, on February 10, 2023. (Ghaith Alsayed/AP)
August 9, 2023, 8:00 am
UN says deal reached with Syria to reopen main border crossing from Turkey
Bab al-Hawa gateway used for 85% of deliveries to rebel-held northwest Idlib region; agreement comes after dispute over terms for sending supplies to area
By Edith M. Lederer
Trucks part of an earthquake aid convoy cross from Turkey into rebel-held north Syria through the Bab al-Salama crossing on February 14, 2023, after it reopened for UN relief. (Bakr Alkasem/AFP)
February 14, 2023, 10:10 pm
New aid route to rebel-held north Syria opens as quake toll nears 40,000
11 United Nations trucks enter via Bab al-Salama border point, after Damascus agrees for crossing to be used for aid
By Joris FIORITI, Greg Walton and Bakr al-Kassem
In this September 10, 2018 file photo, members of a Turkish pro-government aid group, wait for the departure of trucks carrying humanitarian aid destined for Idlib, Syria, in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
July 8, 2022, 7:53 am
After impasse, UN Security Council extends talks on cross-border aid to Syria
Thursday vote scrapped amid disagreement between Moscow and West over ongoing humanitarian deliveries via Turkey
By Philippe RATER
Illustrative: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadists try to disperse people who gathered at the Bab al-Hawa border gate with Turkey to protest bombing by the Syrian regime, Dec. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/APTN)
March 31, 2021, 1:53 am
Three held in Italy over fake kidnapping by jihadists that turned real
Italian businessman also charged after attempting to fake his own capture for ransom money, then actually being kidnapped and held in Syria for three years
By AFP
Damage from shelling is seen in hospital in Atareb, a town in rural western Aleppo, Syria, March 22, 2021. (AP Photo/ Ghaith Alsayed)
March 22, 2021, 9:24 pm
UN official: Airstrikes on Turkey-Syria border ‘extremely worrying’
US State Department condemns strikes in northwest Syria that left one dead, set ablaze trucks used for distributing aid
By AP
In this November 1, 2019 file photo, Turkish and Russian soldiers patrol near the town of Darbasiyah, Syria. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)
March 5, 2020, 10:44 pm
Russia, Turkey announce ceasefire in northwestern Syria
Agreement sees end to hostilities beginning at midnight along existing battle lines, as well as joint patrols to stem bloodshed in war-torn Idlib province
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and Suzan Fraser
A Turkish military convoy in Idlib, Syria, February 28, 2020. (AP)
March 1, 2020, 1:51 pm
Turkey launches military operation against Syrian regime
Ankara announces move after weekend strikes that killed dozens of Turkish, Syrian fighters, amid regime onslaught in Idlib that has displaced almost a million people
By AFP
Civilians ride in a truck as they flee Maaret al-Numan, Syria, ahead of a government offensive, December 23, 2019. (Ghaith al-Sayed/AP)
December 24, 2019, 10:47 am
Residents of northwest Syria flee new government offensive
As Syrian troops push toward rebel-held town Maaret al-Numan and strategic road it controls, civilians escape toward Turkish border; UN warns of looming humanitarian crisis
By Bassam Mroue
A Syrian soldier mans a position in the countryside of the city of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, along the border with Turkey on November 3, 2019. (AFP)
November 14, 2019, 8:49 pm
Syrian troops begin deploying along border with Turkey
Deployment part of cease-fire brokered by Moscow to stop Turkish military offensive against Kurds
By Albert Aji
Firemen spray water after a car bomb blast in the Syrian city of Qamishli on Monday, November 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
November 11, 2019, 7:52 pm
6 killed as 3 car bombings hit Syrian town near border with Turkey
Northern Syria has been rocked by several explosions since Ankara began a military operation against Kurdish fighters in the wake of US withdrawal
By Albert Aji and Bassam Mroue
Turkey-backed Syrian fighters inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in the northern Syrian Kurdish town of Tal Abyad, on the border with Turkey, November 2, 2019. (Bakr Alkasem/AFP)
November 3, 2019, 2:19 am
At least 13 dead in car bomb in Turkish-held Syrian border town
‘Turkey is responsible for civilian casualties in the region it controls,’ says spokesman for Kurdish-led Syrian Defense Forces
By AFP
A convoy of Russian military vehicles drives toward the northeastern Syrian city of Kobane on October 23, 2019 (AFP)
October 23, 2019, 4:51 pm
Russian forces deploy at Syrian border under new accord with Turkey
Kremlin tells Kurdish fighters to pull back from frontier or face being ‘steamrolled’ by Erdogan’s troops
By Suzan Fraser and LEFTERIS PITARAKIS
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands before their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, October 22, 2019. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool )
October 22, 2019, 10:05 pm
Kurds pull out from Syria border region as Putin, Erdogan reach buffer zone deal
Hours before Ankara set to resume offensive against US allies, leaders of Turkey and Russia agree to create 20-mile deep area free of Kurdish fighters
By Suzan Fraser and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses an African Muslim Religious Leaders Summit, in Istanbul, October 19, 2019 (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)
October 22, 2019, 12:44 pm
Erdogan warns Syria offensive will resume unless Kurds complete pullout
Turkish leader continues threats ahead of meeting with Putin; dismisses French request for ceasefire extension, claiming Paris talking to ‘terrorists’ but not to him
By AFP
US military vehicles drive on a street in the town of Tal Tamr on October 20, 2019, after pulling out of their base. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)
October 20, 2019, 2:44 pm
US forces withdraw from key base in northern Syria
Two days before ceasefire with Turkey expires, troops leave Sarrin base on edge of proposed ‘safe zone’
By AFP
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