The foreigners appear to be mostly arrested on charges of being affiliated with ISIS or being members of families of ISIS members.

In 2019, Russia and Turkey even coordinated their policies along the Turkish-Syrian border, with Moscow recognizing the validity of Ankara's security concerns vis-à-vis armed groups in Syria and ...

But Turkey had complained previously about Russia bombing villages in northwestern Syria that are predominantly inhabited by civilians and Turkmen rebel brigades battling Assad — not members of ...

Turkey and Russia have backed opposing sides in Syria’s war since it began in 2011, but in recent weeks the two nations have worked closely together to arrange the Astana talks and cajole the ...

Fidan and Rubio spoke on ceasefire efforts in Gaza, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said, adding Fidan had called for an ...

The Russia-Turkey deal goes a considerable way to restoring the control of Moscow’s ally, the Syrian government, across much of the northeast. Syrian President Bashar Assad has vowed to reunite ...

Russia's defense minister hosted his counterparts from Iran, Syria and Turkey on Tuesday for talks that were part of the Kremlin's efforts to help broker a rapprochement between the Turkish and ...

Russia and Turkey on Friday began jointly patrolling northeastern Syria after a deal that stopped Turkey’s military offensive in the region and forced the withdrawal of Kurdish forces.A start… ...

Indeed, Turkey's ability to retaliate against the Russian bombing campaign in northern Syria was severely limited by the de facto no-fly zone Russia created in the north following Turkey's downing ...

U.S.-Backed Syria Fighters Consider Their Own Cause as Russia and Turkey Deal in Idlib Published Mar 06, 2020 at 5:50 PM EST Updated Aug 31, 2020 at 6:12 PM EDT By Tom O'Connor ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, announced the ceasefire on Thursday after forging the agreement with Turkey, a longtime backer of the opposition.

Syrian and Russian warplanes hammered away Saturday on a key town that has been a flashpoint of fighting with Turkey-backed Syrian rebels. The airstrikes continued despite a phone call between Turk… ...