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Turkish forces withdraw from last base besieged by Syrian Army, Turk sockpuppets wound 3 Russian soldiers
2020-12-31
[AlMasdar] The Ottoman Turkish army forces withdrew from their last observation point that is besieged by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the northwestern region of Syria.

According to the latest reports from northwestern Syria, the Ottoman Turkish Armed Forces withdrew from their observation post in the Tal al-Akhdar area of southwest Aleppo, leaving the point for the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) to establish full control over it.

The Sputnik News Agency filmed the withdrawal of the Ottoman Turkish army troops from Tal al-Akhdar, showing them leaving the observation post after occupying this area for several months in 2020.
A brief video can be seen at the link.
The news site reported that the Ottoman Turkish Armed Forces were escorted by the Russian military police, who were later attacked by forces of Evil in the southeastern region of the Idlib Governorate on Tuesday.

According to the Russian Reconciliation Center, the military police were attacked near the city of Saraqib, which is located along an imperative highway that links the cities of Idlib and Aleppo.

The withdrawal of the Ottoman Turkish forces from Tal al-Akhdar comes about 20 days after the start of operations to dismantle the point and its contents, including equipment, fortifications and logistical equipment.

The number of trucks leaving the point reached nearly 20, and according to what was monitored by the Sputnik correspondent in Aleppo, the trucks carried prefabricated rooms on board, and cut the concrete wall that surrounded the point, as well as several military vehicles belonging to the Ottoman Turkish forces, and other heavy vehicles.

As a result of this withdrawal, the Ottoman Turkish Armed Forces no longer control any observation posts within the territories of the Syrian Arab Army in northwestern Syria.

Russian military comes under attack in northwestern Syria, casualties reported

[AlMasdar] The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday evening that three Russian soldiers were maimed as bully boyz targeted their tanker in the southeastern region of the Idlib Governorate to stop the escalation.

The ministry did not specify who was behind the attack; however, given the previous presence of jihadists, it is highly likely that it was done by one of these groups there.

The attack comes at a time when the jihadist rebels of the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP), Hay’at 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) and the Hurras al-Deen group intensify their attacks against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and National Defense Forces (NDF) in the Idlib, Hama, Aleppo and Latakia governorates.

Over the weekend, the Syrian Arab Army moved in reinforcements to the northwestern region of the country, following a string of attacks carried out by these jihadist groups in the Idlib and Hama governorates.

At the same time, the Russian Aerospace Forces increased their aerial presence over the Latakia and Idlib governorates, as their warplanes reportedly hit several targets in the Jabal al-Akrad (Kurdish Mountains).

According to a field source from the Syrian Arab Army, the Russian Aerospace Forces conducted several raids over Jabal al-Akrad this week, hitting the Turkestan Islamic Party’s positions at the Kabani hills, which are under the control of the Turkestan Islamic Party and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham.
Related:
Idlib: 2020-12-29 Russian warplanes launch powerful strikes along Syrian-Turkish border
Idlib: 2020-12-28 Syrian Army prepares for all possibilities in Idlib as jihadist attacks intensify
Idlib: 2020-12-28 Turkey says it killed 15 Kurdish militants preparing attack in northeast Syria
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Tal al-Akhdar: 2020-12-29 Turkish forces withdraw from military post surrounded by Syrian Army in Aleppo
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