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Turkey says Syrian forces hit observation tower in Idlib
[Al Jazeera] Syrian government forces have attacked a ...Qatar's colony in Asia Minor... 's Defence Ministry has said, in what it assessed as a deliberate attack involving 35 mortar shells. Three "The transportation and treatment of the maimed [soldiers] is ongoing," the statement said. The ministry added that Ankara has made representations to Moscow about the incident. Under a deal with Russia, Turkey deployed forces in Idlib at a dozen positions around the rebel-controlled northwestern province, where it has set up observation towers to prevent escalations between the Syrian government forces and rebels. However, if you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning... Syria and ally Russia ramped up deadly air raids and artillery fire in the region in late April against Hay'et Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else  ...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...(HTS), a former al-Qaeda affiliate whose fighters dominate the area. Russia wants the group out of Idlib and disarmed, and keeps pressuring Turkey to make that happen. Posted by: Fred 2019-06-14 |
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