Russian air strikes kill at least 15 civilians in Idlib as UN Syria envoy urges diplomatic solution
Thursday, March 5Russian air strikes on Thursday killed at least 15 civilians, including a child in the last major opposition bastion of Idlib in northwestern Syria, a Britain-based war monitor said.
"We plan to discuss the Idlib crisis ... we expect to reach a common understanding on the crisis, the cause of the crisis, the harmful effects of the crisis and arrive at a set of necessary joint measures," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.Two Turkish soldiers have been killed and six others wounded in Idlib, Turkey's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
"Turkey is a NATO ally. Much of the military uses American equipment. We will make sure that equipment is ready and usable," Jeffrey told reporters. Turkish Armed Forces also took down three armoured vehicles and 6 military vehicles and destroyed an ammunition depot.Regime attack kills Turkish soldier
Greek soldiers killed two refugees and seriously wounded another, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said while addressing a joint press conference with Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Monday. "Assad-regime forces, backed by Russia and Iran, have unleashed a brutal military campaign in Idlib, killing hundreds of civilians and forcing nearly a million people to flee, constituting the largest number of displaced people since the Syrian war began nine years ago," the statement read.Akar said Operation Spring Shield is successfully continuing in northern Syria against regime forces.
Two regime warplanes were shot down by Turkey in Syrian airspace and pilots ejected with parachutes, Syrian regime confirmed. Turkey's Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun on Sunday tweeted that Turkey's goal is to prevent ethnic cleansing and war crimes in Syria. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Emmanuel Macron discussed bilateral relations, refugee crisis and regional issues, the directorate said.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the US has discussed many issues with Erdogan, including Syria, and that the Patriot [missile] issue was also included. The funeral prayer of Emre Baysa, held in Istanbul, was attended by family members and many army officials and Erdogan.Turkey destroys Syrian regime chemical warfare facilities
Erdogan added that Turkey has no interest in Syria's oil or soil, just the civilians who have asked for help. Turkey demands UN stop Syrian regime 'war crimes' "It is time for this council to say 'enough is enough'. The council has to stop the regime's war crimes and its reckless behaviour, which poses a threat to international peace and security," said Sinirlioglu.One Turkish soldier was killed and two were wounded in shelling by Syrian regime forces in Syria's northwest Idlib province, the Turkish Defence Ministry said, a day after 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack in the region.
"As a NATO ally and a major foreign military sales partner, we have various information-sharing and equipment relationships with the Turks. We're looking at what we can do on an urgent basis right now to help them." "The US condemns this attack in the strongest possible terms. The Assad regime, Russia, Iran and Hezbollah must cease their ongoing attacks in Idlib," Pompeo added.The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Idlib.Turkey's Communication Director, Fahrettin Altun, said both leaders had agreed to meet "as soon as possible".
"The chancellor condemned the ruthless attacks on Turkish troops and called for an end to the offensive operations of the Syrian regime and its supporters," said Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert following the German leader's telephone conversation with Erdogan. Fahrettin Altun said Erdogan told Putin that the current refugee situation along the Turkish borders was due to the Syrian regime’s negligence and deliberate acts.
Also on Friday, Turkish officials told a visiting Russian delegation that an Idlib ceasefire must be established immediately and that the Syrian regime must pull back to pre-determined borders.NATO calls on Russia, Syria to halt Idlib offensive The attack on Turkish troops occurred although the location of our forces was known by Russia, Akar said.
It was quoted as saying Ankara failed to notify Moscow of the presence of Turkish troops in the area hit by shelling despite being in regular communication with the Russian military.Greece has tightened sea and land borders with Turkey after developments overnight in the Syrian region of Idlib, government sources said on Friday.
"The North Atlantic Council, which includes the ambassadors of all 29 NATO allies, will meet on Friday 28 February following a request by Turkey to hold consultations under article 4 of NATO's founding Washington Treaty on the situation in Syria," the alliance said in a statement. After the 2012 incidents, NATO agreed to deploy Patriot missile batteries in Turkey as a defensive measure.In the aftermath of the attack, internet users in Turkey reported slow-downs and problems accessing social media sites. Twitter, Facebook and Instagram became unreachable around 2030GMT and the internet restrictions continued into the next day.
She described a video conversation last week with 14 Syrian women in Idlib and northern Aleppo who are humanitarian workers and said what is happening "is beyond imagination" and "not humanly tolerable"."I wish Allah's mercy to martyred soldiers and extend my condolences to their families and our nation. Allah bless our soldiers," Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party, said on Twitter.
Turkish Armed Forces have destroyed a total of 1,709 regime targets in operations in Idlib since February 10, 2020, security sources shared on Thursday night.
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