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Turkey Says Observation Post Attacked from Syria Regime Area
 ...Qatar's colony in Asia Minor...'s observation posts was hit by shelling from an area controlled by Syrian government forces in northwestern Syria, the There were no casualties but the ministry said equipment was damaged in the assault while Shelling and mortar fire "understood to be deliberate" fired from Tall Bazan region held by Syrian regime forces hit the post in Murak region, the ministry said in a statement. The assault comes less than four days after three Two Turkey has 12 military observation posts in Idlib, northwestern Syria, the last bastion of jihadist forces, in a bid to prevent a large-scale offensive in the region. Ankara fears such an assault would push hundreds of thousands of refugees into Turkey. Pencilneckal-Assad Light of the Alawites... Despite being on opposing sides in the war, Moscow and Ankara, which backs rebels, have worked closely to seek a political solution and in September agreed a buffer zone deal. The deal was meant to protect Idlib from a major regime assault but was never fully implemented, as jihadists refused to withdraw from the planned demilitarized zone. Damascus and Moscow have upped their bombardment in the region since late April, killing over 360 civilians, according to UK-based monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Russia announced a ceasefire in the province on Wednesday but Turkey said a complete ceasefire had not yet been secured. Posted by: trailing wife 2019-06-17 |
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