We will not allow Turkey to attack northern Syria- Russian officer
ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) – A Russian officer, at the Russian base located in the village of al-Wahshiya in the northern countryside of Aleppo, said on Wednesday that they would not allow Turkey to launch a new military operation in northern Syria.
This came during the protest of thousands of displaced people from Afrin and residents of the northern countryside of Aleppo in front of the headquarters of the Russian forces in the village of al-Wahshiya. The protesters denounced the recent Turkish threats to launch a new military operation 30 km deep in northern within Syria.
A delegation from the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) met with Russian General Mikhail. The latter pledged that “the Russian forces and the Syrian government forces will not allow the Turkish forces to advance.”
The protestors raised banners that wrote no to the Turkish demographic change in the north of Syria. Demographic change, building settlements, and resettlement are a crime against the peoples of the region and its history. No to the Adana agreement.
The Adana Agreement was concluded between Turkey and Syria on 20 October 1998 in the Turkish city of Adana and included the following points: Syria would not permit any activity which was deemed as “jeopardizing the security and stability” of Turkey.
Under the Adana agreement, Turkey has the right to enter up to 5km (3 miles) inside the border with Syria – but they cannot remain for long.
The protesters considered that Turkey’s calls to establish the so-called safe zone and build settlements are nothing but Turkish bases inside the Syrian depth. They main aim is new demographic change, which is a crime against the Syrians.
The protesters called on the Russian Federation, as one of the guarantor countries on Syrian territory, to pressure the Turkish government to end its occupation of Syrian territory and prevent it from launching another aggression. They also demanded Russia stop the so-called establishment of safe areas and settlement operations.