Damascus: Syria is moving to secure its border with Turkey and recapture the city of Aleppo with its latest military offensive, potentially cutting off 300,000 people from humanitarian aid. A top adviser to President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday the regime hoped "the operation will continue in the north until we control the borders and stop the terrorists who Turkey has since the start of the crisis worked to send to Syria". In an interview in her Damascus office, Bouthaina Shaaban held out little hope for diplomatic efforts to end the five-year civil war. She did not expect success for peace talks, saying the problem remained one of foreign support for...
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