Syria's key ally Russia is carrying out air strikes ... is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean sea. It borders Turkey to the north, Lebanon and Israel to the west and southwest, Iraq ...

Phil Helsel Getting aid to devastated parts of Syria ... Turkey on Tuesday, the Pakistani air force said in a tweet. In Syria, members of the White Helmets are struggling to cope with the sheer ...

To better understand what’s happening, here’s a brief background on the key players ... During the Syrian civil war—which began in 2011 after large-scale protests broke out amid the broader ...

A stable Syria is key to Ankara’s goal ... at a reduced scale, at Hmeimim Air Base. Lindenstrauss noted that the full details of the Turkey-Syria agreement have not yet been released.

Many of the images from Turkey and Syria, showing the sheer scale of the earthquake destruction ... This is essentially a live map, which aims to provide a real-time view of the damage caused ...

Key to any resolution of the hostilities is Turkey, which backs the Free Syrian Army fighting alongside HTS. "The attack could not have taken place without Turkey's tacit approval," Middle East ...

Haunting satellite images are starting to come through, showing the level of destruction left behind in Turkey by the series of earthquakes that devastated the region near its border with Syria.