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Turkey not withdrawing from observation post despite encirclement, 2nd convoy approaches
2019-08-23
[ALMASDARNEWS] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire...
 will maintain its presence at the ninth observation post in the Syrian town of Morek despite the Syrian army regaining control over the city of Khan Sheikhoun, located in the country’s northwestern Idlib province, Ottoman Turkish Foreign Ministry front man said on Thursday.

"The ninth observation post in the town of Morek remains in its initial point despite the city’s fall. The Syrian army regained control of the city of Khan Sheikhoun," Aksoy said.

He refused to comment when asked how the observation post was supposed to continue functioning after the city moved under Damascus’ control.

A local military source said on Wednesday that Syrian troops had now completely surrounded the towns of Latmenah, Kafr Zita, Latmeen and Morek in the north of Hama province, which borders Idlib to the southwest.

The Idlib province has remained the last turban stronghold in Syria. Being under control of the Nusra Front since 2015, the province has been accepting holy warriors from other regions which were already liberated by the Syrian army.

New Turkish military convoy enters Idlib area
[TWITTER]
Related:
Morek: 2019-08-21 Anti-Assad fighters withdraw from key area of northwest Syria: Monitor
Morek: 2019-08-16 Turkish forces on the verge of being encircled in northern Hama
Morek: 2019-08-08 Syrian troops take villages, push toward key opposition-held town
Related:
Khan Sheikhoun: 2019-08-21 Anti-Assad fighters withdraw from key area of northwest Syria: Monitor
Khan Sheikhoun: 2019-08-20 Syria strongly condemns passage of Turkish resupply of alNusra at Khan Sheikhoun
Khan Sheikhoun: 2019-08-19 Russian Air Force launches massive attack on jihadist mountain stronghold
Related:
Idlib province: 2019-08-21 Anti-Assad fighters withdraw from key area of northwest Syria: Monitor
Idlib province: 2019-08-19 Germany's Seehofer warns refugees who take Syria vacations
Idlib province: 2019-08-18 Syria regime strikes kill mother, 6 of her children: monitor
Posted by:Fred

#4  They should summon up the 12th Imam. Oh wait that's the Iranians.
Posted by: jpal   2019-08-23 20:02  

#3  Life imitates The Princess Bride(1987): “You are trying to kidnap what I have rightfully stolen, and I think it quite ungentlemanly.”
 ― Vizzini the Sicilian
Posted by: magpie   2019-08-23 14:50  

#2  It's ours. We stole it fair and square.
Posted by: Mercutio   2019-08-23 13:08  

#1  If I were encircled, I would remain in place too.
Posted by: gorb   2019-08-23 12:23  

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