Removing earthen berms on M5 highway, amid the entry of Turkish military convoy into Idlib

North-Press Agency

The Syrian government forces started the cleaning operations of Aleppo-Damascus M5 highway and removing the earthen berms, after securing the perimeter of the highway by controlling several areas on the western side.

A Syrian government military source told North-Press that the Syrian government forces are determined to open the highway before the end of February.

While a large Turkish military convoy of about 70 all-covered vehicles, crossed into Syrian territories via Kafr-Lossin border point in north of Idlib, the Turkish convoy is believed to carry ammunition and weaponry.

About 2,100 Turkish trucks and military vehicles headed toward the Syrian territories carrying tanks, personnel carriers, armored vehicles, mobile bulletproof guard cabins and military radars reached the de-escalation zones during the period from February 2 until today, on Sunday, while the number of the Turkish forces soldiers deployed in Idlib and Aleppo during that period is estimated at more than 7,000 Turkish soldiers, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

As clashes continue between the Syrian government forces and the armed opposition groups in the axes of Kafr-Halab and Miznaz, west of Aleppo, while the Syrian forces continue to advance towards Jabal Sheikh Aqil.

The Russian warplanes bombed areas in northern, western and northwestern Aleppo countryside, and the Syrian forces shelled areas in the village of Bishqatin and the outskirts of al-Atarib in the western countryside of Aleppo.