Russian Airstrikes

Is Russia attacking Syria's Idlib to distract Turkey from Azerbaijan?

Russia and Turkey face each other on opposing sides over several fronts across Eurasia, from Libya to Syria, and now Azerbaijan, too. Experts say Moscow is hitting Syria's Idlib to gain leverage against Ankara.

Tens of thousands of civilians flee Idlib as Assad's assault continues

Meanwhile, Russian air strikes in Idlib, northwestern Syria, have killed at least eight civilians, including five children, a war monitor said.

Syrian, Russian air strikes kill 17 in city of Ashara

Victims include 8 children in the eastern Syrian city of Ashara, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says.