Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statement that Ankara is not satisfied with talks to find peace in Syria's Idlib and is considering to launch a full-scale military operation in the region is not a bluff, and risks triggering a regional conflict that could also involve Russia and Iran, Ozturk Yilmaz, a member of the Turkish parliament, told Sputnik on Wednesday

Countries with influence on terrorist groups in Syria should appeal to them to allow civilians' exit through humanitarian corridors, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said at a Security Council meeting on Wednesday

United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on Wednesday warned the Security Council of the threat of further escalation of violence in Syria's Idlib province and called on Russia and Turkey to help de-escalate the situation

Turkey's judiciary has damaged its credibility further after Istanbul's Chief Prosecutor issued a new detention order against businessman and human rights activist Osman Kavala, just hours after he was released from prison, the European External Action Service said in a statement on Wednesday

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to raise human rights concerns and the case of jailed Harvard-trained Saudi-American doctor Walid Fitaihi during his two-day visit to Riyadh, the State Department said in a readout of his remarks to reporters