Displaced Syrian children arrive at a refugee camp in Atimah village, Idlib province, Syria September 11, 2018.
The UN has sent 30 trucks of humanitarian aid to Syria’s northwestern Idlib province on Thursday.
The convoy passed through the Cilvegozu border gate in southern Hatay’s Reyhanli district.
Some 600 tons of humanitarian aid will be distributed to people in need in Idlib and its rural areas.
Located near the Turkish border, Idlib province is home to more than three million Syrians, many of whom fled from other cities following attacks by regime forces.
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Daesh had seized nearly 700 hostages in part of Syria controlled by U.S.-backed forces and had executed some of them and promised to kill more.Speaking in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, Putin said the hostages included several U.S. and European nationals, adding that Daesh was expanding its control in territory on the left bank of the River Euphrates controlled by U.S. and U.S.-backed forces.Putin did not specify what the militants' demands were."They have issued ultimatums, specific demands and warned that if these ultimatums are not met they will execute 10 people every day. The day before yesterday they executed 10 people," Putin told the Valdai discussion forum in Sochi.The TASS news agency reported on Wednesday that Daesh militants had taken around 700 hostages in Syria's Deir-al Zor province after attacking a refugee camp in an area controlled by U.S.-backed forces on Oct.13.TASS said the militants had kidnapped around 130 families and taken them to the city of Hajin.Russia and Turkey give more time for Idlib deal in Syria: UNPutin thanks Turkey's efforts in Syria's IdlibPutin on Thursday thanked Turkey for its efforts in the northwestern Idlib province of Syria.Putin said Moscow sees the work Turkey puts into the region."I want to thank our Turkish partners, we see that they work, they are fulfilling the obligations. The demilitarized zone is being created," he said.Putin said: "Not all the heavy weapons have been withdrawn, not all the militants have left the territory, but Turkish partners are doing everything to fulfill their obligations."UN sends 30 trucks of humanitarian aid to Syria's IdlibPutin recalled that the Turkish side was paying heavy burdens as a military hospital was deployed to the region -- which meant losses and injuries.He also said that Turkish partners were "acting tough" in the fight against the terrorist groups.The leader said the situation in Syria remains difficult, especially in the east of Euphrates, where U.S. and EU citizens were among 700 people taken hostage by Daesh.Emphasizing that the terrorists promised to shoot 10 people every day and 10 others were shot on Wednesday, Putin said he wondered why the U.S. and the EU were staying silent on the issue.Turkey's Tüpraş in talks with US for Iran sanctions waiverNot up to Russia to persuade Iran to pull out of SyriaPutin said that it was not up to Russia to persuade Iran to pull its forces out of Syria, and that the governments calling for Iran to leave should provide guarantees that they would not meddle in Syria's affairs.Putin says Trump listens to him and wants to repair U.S.-Russia tiesPutin said that U.S. President Donald Trump listened to him and was keen to improve battered U.S.-Russia ties despite the complicated domestic political situation in the United States.Putin made the comments when asked if he agreed that Trump only listened to himself.Putin said he thought the U.S. president wanted to stabilise the troubled relationship between Moscow and Washington and said it was not true that Trump only listened to himself."Maybe he acts like that with someone else, but in that case they are to blame. I have a completely normal and professional dialogue with him and of course he listens. I see that he reacts to his interlocutor's arguments," said Putin.The Russian leader said it was normal they disagreed about many things, something he said was normal in discussions with foreign leaders.Khashoggi probe 'complies with international law'Putin says can't justify spoiling Saudi ties over Khashoggi affairPutin said that Russia did not have enough information about the unexplained disappearance of a Saudi journalist to justify spoiling ties with Riyadh.Turkey says Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who was critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed by Saudi agents in Riyadh's diplomatic mission in Istanbul on Oct. 2 and his body cut up. Saudi Arabia denies the allegation.Putin said Moscow did not really know what had happened in the case, that it was a pity that the journalist had gone missing, and that Russia would wait for details. Istanbul forest being searched for Khashoggi body
Putin says Daesh has seized 700 hostages in Syria
Following a meeting in Russia’s port city of Sochi last month between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the two countries agreed to establish the Idlib demilitarized zone.
Ankara and Moscow also signed a memorandum of understanding calling for the “stabilization” of Idlib's de-escalation zone, in which acts of aggression are expressly prohibited.
Russia and Turkey plan to give more time for the implementation of their de-escalation deal in the Syrian province of Idlib, a "great relief" for 3 million civilians in the area, U.N. humanitarian adviser Jan Egeland told reporters on Thursday.But there were still "a million unanswered questions" about how the deal would work, and what would happen if groups designated as terrorists refused to lay down their weapons.Speaking after a regular Syria humanitarian meeting in Geneva, Egeland said Syria's ally Russia had confirmed that Damascus had scrapped a "very concerning" law allowing the expropriation of land and property from refugees.‘Syrians always warmly welcomed in Turkey’Idlib and adjacent areas are the last stronghold of the opposition who rose up against President Bashar al-Assad in 2011, and the U.N. has warned that a battle to restore Assad's control over the zone could be the worst of the seven-year-old war.Turkey and Russia's deal set up a buffer zone running 15-20 km (9-13 miles) deep into opposition territory that originally had to be free of heavy weapons and jihadists by Monday."There will be more time for diplomacy," Egeland said."I was heartened to hear both Russia and Turkey say they are optimistic, they can achieve much more through negotiations, and they are generally very positive on the implementation of this deal which is giving a relief, a pause in fighting, to Idlib."
Russia and Turkey give more time for Idlib deal in Syria: UN