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UN Chief Calls for Cease-fire Before Syria Gets 'Entirely Out of Control'

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   U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the escalation of fighting
   in Syria is "one of the most alarming moments" of the conflict and
   called for an immediate cease-fire.

   "In recent days I have warned repeatedly about the risk of a serious
   escalation of the hostilities in northwest Syria. I fear that with the
   events of the past 24 hours, we have reached that point," he told
   reporters Friday in New York.

   The U.N. chief was speaking after 33 Turkish troops were killed
   Thursday in a Syrian government airstrike in Syria's Idlib province,
   the deadliest day for the Turkish military since it entered the
   conflict in 2016.

   Guterres said a cease-fire isneeded "before the situation gets entirely
   out of control."

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