World update: February 3 2020

Stories from Syria, China, Malawi, and more

Feb 04, 2020

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SYRIA

The already tense situation in northwestern Syria took an alarming turn Monday with reports that “Syrian government forces”—it’s not clear whether they were regular military or pro-government militias—shelled Turkish forces in the province. At least six people were killed in that bombardment, five of them Turkish soldiers and one person …

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