Syria war: Turkey can’t handle new ‘refugee wave’, says Erdogan
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that his country cannot handle a “new refugee wave” from Syria. Tens of thousands of people...
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Syria war: Rebels ‘shoot down government warplane’
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A Syrian government warplane is reported to have been shot down as fighting continues in the rebel-held northern province of Idlib. Opposition sources said...
Syria war: Thousands flee twin offensives in Afrin and Ghouta
UTV | COLOMBO – As many as 50,000 people have fled separate offensives against rebel forces in northern and southern Syria in recent days, activists...
Syria war: Eastern Ghouta bombing ‘beyond imagination’
UTV | COLOMBO – The situation in the Syrian rebel enclave of the Eastern Ghouta is “beyond imagination”, the UN’s co-ordinator in Syria says, following...
Syria war: Damascus sees fierce clashes after rebel attack
(UDHAYAM, DAMASCUS) – Syrian security forces have engaged in fierce clashes with rebels on the eastern outskirts of Damascus. Artillery shells and rockets landed in...