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Sunday 25 October 2020
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened his country’s borders with Europe.
The soldiers were killed in the province of Idlib by a Syrian air strike last night.
The move is aimed at preventing a military assault on the rebel-held province.
Yesterday, Russian and Turkish presidents were asked to use diplomacy to avert a “bloodbath” in Idlib.
The US President has warned Syria against launching an attack on the country’s last rebel stronghold.
Human rights monitors say the pilot of the plane was killed.
The air strike in Idlib province drew widespread condemnation.
At least 58 people died in the attack.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said one bus driver was killed in the attack.
James Foley went missing six weeks ago but news of his kidnap is only emerging now after his family broke their silence. It is the second time he has been kidnapped in recent years.
Lakhdar Brahimi believes he has a ceasefire plan that could be accepted by the international community, including Russia.
A total of 125 people killed in violence nationwide on Friday including 74 civilians, 29 soldiers and 22 rebels according to one report.
The group said they have eye-witness accounts of relatives being ‘dragged away and shot’ and victims’ bodies being set on fire.
Women and children have been sheltering in basements for days, according to activists.
UN observers have visited the site of the bombings, according to Syrian state news.
It comes as the UN/Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan decried the continuing violence in the country.
Human Rights Watch says Syria should be referred to the International Criminal Court after accounts of soldiers forcing people to act as shields.
Meanwhile, Opposition fighters have called for weapons and money.
The UN envoy was rebuffed by president Bashar al-Assad as he attempted to broker a ceasefire.
Kofi Annan and President Assad’s meeting came to a deadlock in the capital city.
Activists are reporting summary executions, mass rape and targeting of specific families by the forces of president Bashar al-Assad.
Activists have said that 84 people died on Tuesday as security forces opened fire on protesters and army defectors.
Municipal elections are underway across the country but turnout is expected to be low as anti-government opposition called for a boycott of the poll.
Syrian state TV is reporting this deaths this evening as the unrest continues with anti-government protesters calling for the end of president Bashar Assad’s regime.
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Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
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