Turkey shells government sites in Syria’s Idlib
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – Turkish forces and the Turkish-backed armed factions targeted, yesterday, sites of the Syrian government forces in the southern countryside of Idlib, which is included in the ceasefire agreement in northwest Syria, with artillery shells and missiles.
The Turkish forces deployed in Zawiya Mountain region, south of Idlib, targeted the government posts in the city of Ma’arat al-Nu’man, south of Idlib, with surface-to-surface missiles, military sources of the Syrian opposition told North Press.
The shelling also directly hit the government military posts and fortifications in the city, while losses have not been identified yet, according to the same sources.
The Turkish bombardment was launched in response to the government shelling of the vicinity of the Turkish post in Kansafra village in Zawiya Mountain,the sources noted.
Recently, 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.