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A view of the Atmeh IDP camp, located near the border with Turkey, in Syria. Reuters
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Turkish-backed Syrian fighter loads ammunition at a frontline near the town of Saraqib in Idlib province, Syria. AP Photo
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Turkey-backed Syrian fighters load their weapons at a position on outskirts of the villages of Afis and Salihiyah nearSaraqib in northwestern Syria. AFP
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A Turkey-backed Syrian fighter fires a truck-mounted gun toward the town of Saraqeb from the outskirts of the villages of Afis and Salihiyah. AFP
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Turkey-backed Syrian fighters load their weapon at a position on outskirts of the villages of Afis and Salihiyah. AFP
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Internally displaced Syrian children walk near the wall in Atmah IDP camp, located near the border with Turkey, in Syria. Reuters
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An internally displaced Syrian family sit together outside a tent near the wall in Atmeh IDP camp. Reuters
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Internally displaced Syrian boy stands outside a tent near the wall in Atmeh IDP camp. Reuters
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Clothes are hanged on a rope to dry near the wall in Atmah IDP camp. Reuters
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An internally displaced Syrian boy walks near the wall in Atmah IDP camp. Reuters
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A view of the Atmeh IDP camp, located near the border with Turkey, in Syria. Reuters
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Turkish-backed Syrian fighter loads ammunition at a frontline near the town of Saraqib in Idlib province, Syria. AP Photo
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Turkey-backed Syrian fighters load their weapons at a position on outskirts of the villages of Afis and Salihiyah nearSaraqib in northwestern Syria. AFP
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A Turkey-backed Syrian fighter fires a truck-mounted gun toward the town of Saraqeb from the outskirts of the villages of Afis and Salihiyah. AFP
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Turkey-backed Syrian fighters load their weapon at a position on outskirts of the villages of Afis and Salihiyah. AFP
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Internally displaced Syrian children walk near the wall in Atmah IDP camp, located near the border with Turkey, in Syria. Reuters
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An internally displaced Syrian family sit together outside a tent near the wall in Atmeh IDP camp. Reuters
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Internally displaced Syrian boy stands outside a tent near the wall in Atmeh IDP camp. Reuters
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Clothes are hanged on a rope to dry near the wall in Atmah IDP camp. Reuters
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An internally displaced Syrian boy walks near the wall in Atmah IDP camp. Reuters
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A view of the Atmeh IDP camp, located near the border with Turkey, in Syria. Reuters
Jens Stoltenberg: Nato stands with Turkey, condemns Russian and Syrian escalation
Nato representatives met on Friday to discuss the alliance’s reaction to the killing of more than 30 Turkish troops in Syria
Callum Paton
29 February, 2020
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