As the Syrian government forces, with Russian backing, increase their latest assault on rebel-held Aleppo, thousands of people have fled north of the city and its .

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The Syrian government has condemned Turkeys recent cross-border shelling as a blatant breach of international law. Syrian media say Damascus considers .
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