ISTANBUL — Turkey and Russia tried on Feb. 28 to step back from the brink of a war that neither side wants, after 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in northwest Syria by forces backing the government in Damascus.
New York Times: Turkey and Russia try to pull back from the brink in Syria
An aerial picture taken on Feb. 15, 2020, shows a view of the deserted Syrian city of Kafranbel, south of Idlib city in the eponymous northwestern province, amid an ongoing pro-regime offensive.
