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reaches 44,000: Spokesman Activists to march from to Syria’s Aleppo Activists from across Europe are set Monday to begin a nearly 3,000-kilo- meter trek from Berlin to war-bat- tered Aleppo, via Turkey, with the goal of promoting immediate and unhindered humanitarian access to all besieged areas in Syria. Polish blogger and journalist Anna Alboth called on everybody to join the start of the walk in Berlin to show Euro- pean politicians how much the un- folding humanitarian tragedy in Syria means to them. ”We hope for 3,000 people at... >>MORE DETAILS

Pro-govt forces take Houthi sites east of Yemen’s Sanaa Ibrahim Kalin says Turkey will continue to provide aid as well as establish 10,000-person capacity camp in Idlib Pro-government forces on Monday re- captured two military sites in Sanaa’s The number of evacuees from Aleppo, Syria to the opposition-held city of “Currently, every step is being taken to provide basic humanitarian aid to” eastern Nahm directorate from Shia Idlib over the last three weeks has reached 44,000 as a result of Turkey’s the Aleppans, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told a press briefing. Houthi militiamen and their allies, intense diplomatic efforts, Turkey’s presidential spokesman said Monday. He added that 200 of the evacuees have been brought to... >>MORE DETAILS according to assertions... >>MORE DETAILS Daesh kills 30 civilians fleeing Al-Bab, Turkish military says At least 30 civilians fleeing Al-Bab in northern Syr- with improvised explosive devices. At least 400 to ia were killed by explosives planted by the Daesh 500 iron balls to increase the effectiveness of the ex- terrorist group on Sunday, the Turkish military said plosives were also used, which were then placed near Monday. According to the Turkish Armed Forces’ the doorsteps of civilians, it said. Moreover, Daesh written statement, a combination of explosives were had used RDX-type military grade explosives that used in the attack, including mines camouflaged are usually used by regular armies... >>MORE DETAILS Erdogan calls Putin over Syria, Russian plane crash Turkish President Recep Tayyip crash in the , according to Erdogan called his Russian coun- sources. The aircraft was en route terpart Vladimir Putin following to , Syria to perform in a the tragic Russian plane crash holiday concert when it crashed, that killed 92 people, presidential killing all 92 people on board, Time for action at sources said Sunday. Erdogan of- of them musicians from fered his condolences to Putin over , or Alexandrov Ensemble, as UN and global level Sunday’s deadly Russian plane well as nine journalists. >>MORE DETAILS We are in the midst of one of the greatest humanitarian crises of our More than 240 wounded lifetime. From 2008 to 2014, 111 coun- tries out of a total of 207 (54 percent of the world) had deteriorated in levels of peace and more nations are Aleppans treated in Turkey drifting away from stability. Accord- As many as 246 injured civilians announced on Monday. The injured ing to UN data, disasters affect more evacuated from the Syrian city of were treated at hospitals in south- than 200 million people each year. A Aleppo have been treated at hos- eastern Hatay province shortly after total of 574 disasters were reported pitals in Turkey, the Directorate they were evacuated from western in 2015 alone, 20 percent of which General of Press and Information Aleppo to Idlib... >> MORE DETAILS occurred in Africa... >>MORE DETAILS