Turkish troops set up base in Idlib. (Photo: Cumhuriyet)
21st Century Wire says…
Turkish troops have been entering northwest Syria for the last few days. Some reports have detailed the apparent compliance of Tahrir Al Sham terrorists with this maneuver by the Turkish military. HTS is a rebrand of Nusra Front aka Al Qaeda in Syria and the group controls the majority of Idlib province.
al-Qaeda's Syria branch (HTS) escorts a group of Turkish troops as they enter Idlib via Atma border crossing.Looks like Turkey-AQ has a deal pic.twitter.com/pNgo8RUfvm
— Ersin Satlyck (@e_sklt) October 8, 2017
Turkey's military convoy crosses into #Syria as part of the Idlib offensive pic.twitter.com/Cn97UFy5Hu
— Press TV (@PressTV) October 8, 2017
Turkey reports that its forces have entered northwest Syrian province Idlib https://t.co/m2ConHq6Ez pic.twitter.com/SOMdBmouA1
— Ruptly (@Ruptly) October 14, 2017
Today the Syrian Government put out a strong statement demanding that Turkish troops withdraw from Syrian territory. The following report is from the Syrian Arab News Agency:
“Syria condemns in the strongest possible terms the incursion of Turkish army units into Idleb province, stressing that it constitutes a blatant aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country and a flagrant violation of international law, a source at the Syrian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
The source added that the Turkish aggression has nothing to do with what has been agreed upon by the guarantor states during the latest round of talks in Astana, emphasizing that Turkey should abide by provisions of Astana statement.
It noted that the Turkish troops dashed into Idleb province accompanied by Jabhat a-Nusra terrorists which shows clearly the close relationship between Turkish regime and terrorist groups, a matter that the international community should pay more attention to and take firm stance in order to oblige Turkey to end its support to terrorism which managed to shed the blood of Syrian people and destabilize the region and the entire world.
The Syrian Arab Republic demands an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the Turkish troops from the Syrian territories, stressing that the Turkish flagrant aggression cannot be justified in any way.”
Also watch the following report from Syriana Analysis:
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