Russia-Turkey ties face 'moment of truth' over Syria's Idlib - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Kirill Semenov

Kirill Semenov

Jul 27, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan interact before a group picture at the BRICS summit meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 27, 2018. — Gianluigi Guercia/Pool via REUTERS

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A Syrian boy holds the Iranian flag as a truck carrying aid provided by Iran arrives in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor on September 20, 2017 while Syrian government forces continue to press forward with Russian air cover in the offensive against Islamic State group jihadists across the province.
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Smoke billows above building during reported shelling by government and allied forces, in the town of Hbeit in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province on May 3,2019. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo credit should read OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

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A motorbike burns after an airstrike in this screen grab taken from a social media video said to be taken in Idlib, Syria on July 16, 2019. Picture taken July 16, 2019. White Helmets/social media via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1FFC6630A0

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