Turkey sends military reinforcements to Syria’s Idlib
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Thursday evening, Turkish forces sent military reinforcements, which were said to be “huge” to their observation points in Idlib region, northwest Syria.
“Dozens of Turkish military vehicles entered the Syrian territory through the Kafr Lossin border crossing. The vehicles headed to the Turkish points in the Zawiya Mountain, south of Idlib,” local sources told North Press.
The Turkish convoy consisted of armored vehicles and trucks loading ammunition, logistical materials, cement blocks, and dozens of members,” according to the sources.
According to some reports, there are about 13,000 Turkish soldiers, and 9,000 Turkish military vehicles in northwest Syria.
Since the beginning of this year, the Turkish forces have continued to send more military reinforcements to Idlib, coinciding with the military escalation between the Syrian government forces and Turkish-backed armed opposition factions.
The military reinforcements to Idlib came hours after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country intends to use heavy weapons in Idlib against the forces of the Syrian government.
Since its military interference in Syria, the Turkish forces have established more than 70 military points in the areas of Idlib, Aleppo, Hama and Latakia, northwest Syria.
For months, areas in Syria’s northwest have been witnessing mutual shelling between parties to the conflict in different areas amid news on government military reinforcements to different areas in the region.
Although the de-escalation zone in northwest Syria is subject to a Russian-Turkish ceasefire agreement signed in March 2020, the area witnesses frequent mutual bombardment despite the entry of the ceasefire into force.