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2020-01-29 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Turkish military convoy heads to southern Idlib amid Syrian Army advance
[ALMASDARNEWS] A Ottoman Turkish military convoy crossed the border with Syria through a checkpoint of Kafr Lusein, located in the north of the Libido Governorate, and is heading to the south, Al Arabiya TV channel reported citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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According to the TV channel, the Ottoman Turkish convoy consists of 30 vehicles, including 12 armored vehicles carrying equipment.

Earlier, Al Mayadeen TV channel reported that the Syrian forces had surrounded a Ottoman Turkish observation point in Maar Hattat, a Syrian village in the Idlib Governorate. On December 23, another Ottoman Turkish post in Sarman, in the south of the Idlib Governorate, was besieged.

The Syrian army’s command launched an offensive in Idlib on December 19, 2019. The forces have liberated 46 settlements in the south and the east of the Governorate, regaining control over 320 square kilometers of the territory.

Idlib is the only Syrian region that is still controlled by illegal gangs. A northern de-escalation zone was set up in Idlib in 2017 to give shelter to holy warriors and their families who were reluctant to voluntarily surrender arms in Eastern Ghouta and in Syria’s southern regions. Twelve Ottoman Turkish army’s observation points are operating in the Idlib Governorate.

Posted by Fred 2020-01-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top
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