Syrian government opens corridor for civilians in rebel area

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Syrian government opens corridor for civilians in rebel area
By Albert Aji and Suzan Fraser | AP August 22 at 10:42 AM

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian authorities opened Thursday a “humanitarian corridor” so civilians from a besieged, rebel-held area in the north of Hama province can leave and move to parts of the country controlled by the government, the Foreign Ministry said.

Government warplanes, meanwhile, carried out an airstrike close to a Turkish military post in northwestern Syria, raising tensions between the two neighbors. Turkey is a strong backer of the Syrian opposition and rebels fighting President Bashar Assad’s forces.

There was no immediate word of any casualties in the strike.

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