Turkey sends new military reinforcement to Syria’s de-escalation zone
IDLIB, Syria )North Press) – New Turkish forces convoy entered Idlib governorate through Kafr Losin crossing, on Friday night, heading toward the Turkish Observation posts in Zawiya Mountain in the de-escalation zone, northwestern Syria.
The new convoy included 15 armored vehicle loaded with military and logistic equipment to the military posts, according to Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
On Friday morning, the Turkish forces pushed new reinforcements, which included about 40 military vehicles loaded with military and logistical equipment, towards observation points in the south of Idlib Governorate.
According to SOHR, the new convoy increases the total number of Turkish entered the de-escalation zone reached 11040 vehicle, in addition to thousands of Turkish soldiers.
On December 21, A Turkish military convoy entered Idlib governorate through Kafr Losin crossing, the convoy included 30 military vehicles consisting of armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, and trucks carrying ammunition, logistical and military items where it headed to the bases in the Zawiya Mountain region.
On December 8, another Turkish convoy entered the de-escalation zone, which included 15 trucks loaded with military and logistical aid.
Turkey sent, in November, three military columns deep into Syrian territory to reinforce its points deployed in Idlib Governorate, northwestern Syria.
Some 12,000 Turkish troops, as well as 9,000 Turkish military vehicles, are reported to be in areas under a ceasefire agreement between Moscow and Ankara.
This came after Turkish withdrawal from its besieged military posts by Syrian government forces, which was explained as a part of a Russian-Turkish understanding.
Hamid Osmanoglu, who is interested in Turkish affairs, told North Press, “The withdrawal from the besieged points was according to a Russian-Turkish understanding, because these points are no longer necessary after the regime’s control of those areas.”
Since Turkish military intervention in Syria, the Turkish forces have established more than 60 military posts and bases in the governorates of Idlib, Aleppo, Hama and Latakia in the northwest of Syria.