U.N. chief urges Russia, Turkey to stabilize Syria’s Idlib ‘without delay’

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Antonio Guterres appealed to Russia and Turkey on Tuesday to stabilize northwest Syria as the U.N. aid chief said that some hospitals were not sharing their locations with the warring parties because that "paints a target on their back." Russia, which supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his country's civil war, and Turkey, long a backer of rebels, co-sponsored a de-escalation pact for the area that has been in place since last year

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