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The historic city of Til Rifat in the Shehba region of Syria has been left to the Turkish forces within the scope of a deal with Russia and Damascus regime. Paving the way for the Turkish regimeÂ’s invasion of Afrin, Russia has given green light for Tal Rifat now. Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan had announced recently that Tal Rifat would be their target after Afrin. The city of Til Rifat, 21 km southeast of Afrin, houses the strategically important Minning Airbase which was also handed over to the invading Turkish forces, according to reports. The invasion operation came after...

...and shot by his Muslim ‘friends’ in Syria AWWWW War reporter was bound, beaten and shot twice in Syria by a Muslim ‘rebel’ he considered a friend. Anthony Loyd and photographer Jack Hill were snatched by gun-toting Hakim Anza’s gang – just hours after they had been guests in the warlord’s home. Times correspondent Loyd, 47, who feared he faced certain death, labeled the behavior of Anza in war-torn Syria “flawless treachery.” Loyd first met Hakim two years ago. The accountant, in his 30s, had been one of the earliest to rebel against President Assad. Writing in The Times, Loyd...