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Death toll climbs in northwestern Syria after earthquakes

The devastation is overwhelming on both sides of the border. In northwestern Syria, thousands of families are mourning the deaths of their relatives. Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker has more from the Turkey-Syria border. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Turkiye #Turkey #TurkeyEarthquake #TurkiyeEarthquake #SyriaEarthquake #Earthquake #Malaytya #PrayForTurkey #Kahramanmaras #Sanliurfa #Gaziantep #Syria

Turkey: Families wait for signs of loved ones as rescuers press on

It has been more than 100 hours since two massive earthquakes shook Turkey and Syria. In Kahramanmaras, the epicentre of the disaster, rescuers are still working around the clock in hope of finding survivors. Families continue to wait anxiously throughout the day and night waiting for any signs of their loved ones. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports from Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Turkiye #Turkey #TurkeyEarthquake #TurkiyeEarthquake #SyriaEarthquake #Earthquake #Malaytya #PrayForTurkey #Kahramanmaras #Sanliurfa #Gaziantep

Baby girl born under quake rubble treated in hospital | Al Jazeera Newsfeed

A baby girl who was born under the rubble of the earthquake in Syria is under medical care in hospital after being pulled out by rescuers. She was the only survivor from her immediate family. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Turkish military operation: Fighter jets bomb Kurdish targets in northern Syria

Turkey’s military has resumed air strikes targeting Kurdish fighters in northern Syria. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will exercise its right to secure its borders. Turkish defence ministry says ground offensive against the YPG will go ahead as soon as possible’. Turkey’s planned ground offensive would target Kurdish fighters and the Syrian democratic forces. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Turkey #Syria

Vaccination campaign in Lebanon aims to curb swift cholera spread

Health officials in Lebanon are aiming to dispense half a million anti-cholera doses in the coming weeks. It started in neighbouring Syria and poor sanitation and contaminated water systems are contributing to its rise. Al Jazeera’s @Zeina Khodr reports from northern Lebanon. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Lebanon #WHO #cholera

Syria prison attack kills more than 100, clashes ongoing

At least 120 people have been killed in ongoing battles between US-backed, Kurdish-led forces and ISIL (ISIS) fighters after an attack on a Syrian prison. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said “at least 77 IS members and 39 Kurdish fighters, including internal security forces, prison guards and counter-terrorism forces have been killed” in the attack that started on Thursday. ISIL claimed responsibility for the prison break on its Amaq media mouthpiece on Friday. A video it released on Saturday purported to show armed men infiltrating the prison and raising the group’s black flag as they stormed the Kurdish-run Ghwayran jail in Hasakeh city. Al Jazeera could not independently […]

Syria: Deadly fighting rages on between ISIL, Kurdish forces

Fighting raged for a third day on Saturday between ISIL (ISIS) and Kurdish forces in Syria after attackers stormed a prison housing members of the armed group in violence that has killed more than 70 people so far. The assault on the Ghwayran prison in the northern city of Hasakeh is one of ISIL’s most significant since its “caliphate” was declared defeated in Syria nearly three years ago. Al Jazeera’s Paul Chaderjian reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Syria #ISIS #Hasakeh

Israeli air raid targets key Syrian port of Latakia: State media

An Israeli air raid has struck Syria’s Mediterranean port of Latakia for the second time this month, causing “significant material damage”, according to Syrian state media. “At around 3:21am (05:21 GMT), the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression with several missiles from the direction of the Mediterranean … targeting the container yard in Latakia port,” SANA state news agency cited a military source as saying on Tuesday. Live footage aired by state television showed flames and smoke in the container terminal. Later on Tuesday, the Syrian government’s media office said emergency services brought under control fires that had broken out in the port’s container storage area. Al Jazeera’s Mohammed […]