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Turkey sends military convoy to NW Syria
[NPASyria] Ottoman Turkish forces sent on Friday a military convoy to the western countryside of Aleppo amidst ongoing military tensions in the northwestern de-escalation zone of Syria.

A military source told North Press the convoy consisted of over 15 military and logistical vehicles, including armored vehicles, that entered Syrian territory through Kafer Lusin border crossing and headed towards Ottoman Turkish positions in the western countryside of Aleppo.

The number of Ottoman Turkish military bases and checkpoints deployed on the Idlib frontlines, southwards to Hama countryside, has increased to 23 posts and bases that overlook the strategic M4 and M5 Highways, according to the North Press Agency’s correspondents in the region.

The convoy included eight armored vehicles and trucks, one of which had military bulldozers and the other carried pre-made walls, which is believed to be aimed at "establishing a new military checkpoint on the M4 Highway," according to the source.

The M4 Highway runs from Latakia to Saraqib, southeast of Idlib. It also connects Ariha and Jisr al-Shughur in the southern and southwestern countryside of Idlib. Its length is 120 km. It arrives until Aleppo, and from there, it has been expanded as a two-lane expressway that continues further east into the Iraqi border, ultimately reaching its destination at djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
Ottoman Turkish forces have been sending military reinforcements to Idlib since the beginning of the year, coinciding with military escalation between the government forces and Syrian opposition factions.
Posted by: trailing wife 2023-07-16
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