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October 12, 2018

Syrian Rebels Withdrawing Heavy Weapons from Idlib Under Turkey-Russia Deal
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In news on Syria, aid workers say thousands of Syrian refugees stranded
near the Jordanian border are running out of food, as the Syrian Army
has tightened its siege of the camp in Rukban. About 50,000 refugees
live in the camp; most are women and children. Jordan has also blocked
aid delivers to the camp through its border. The siege comes as, in the
northwest Syrian province of Idlib, Al Jazeera reports rebel groups are
pulling heavy weapons out of parts of the province under a deal brokered
between Turkey and Russia aimed at staving off a full-fledged ground
offensive in Idlib. The U.N. has warned a Russian-backed Syrian Army
offensive against the province, the last major opposition-held territory
in Syria, could cause a massive humanitarian crisis.


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