...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
stop handing over Syrian lands, and also demanded the departure of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else
...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...leader Abu Muhammad al-Jolani.
"What matters for Turkey in Idlib is to negotiate in order to ensure its geostrategic and security interests in countering the Kurds, and it will be satisfied with a border strip with a depth of 10 kilometers," the statement said.
Despite the protests that took place over the past two days, Turkey, the guarantor of a ceasefire in the region, is still silent regarding the escalation of Russian and government shelling against areas in Idlib.
Simultaneously, on Saturday at dawn, activists from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) monitored rocket shelling by
On Thursday, areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo also witnessed intensive shelling by
The shelling targeted Deir Jmal, Soghanakeh, Ibbin, Aqibah, Maraanaz, and the vicinity of Menagh Military Airport, reporting no casualties, according to SOHR.
"The Astana agreement and its outcomes are like a stab in the heart for the Syrian revolution, and sold deaders’ blood at a cheap price that descends to the level of treason," the statement pointed out.
Additionally, the statement called for the departure of al-Jolani and "all international criminals from Syrian territory immediately."
Meanwhile,
...back at the desert island, Bert climbed the cocoanut tree, looking for ships. He saw none. He looked in the other direction and saw Irene, vigorously scrubbing her backside...
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly al-Nusra
...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ...
Front) are running areas in Idlib and parts of Aleppo countryside after they managed to expel other factions with the support of Turkey.
"All evidence suggests the continuation of the surrender of the liberated areas, as what happened in Ma`arat al-Nu`man a-Sharqi, Hama countryside, and Khan Shaykhun, which were handed over by those who claimed to have been Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham," it added.