Turkey sends military reinforcements to northwest Syria
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – Turkish forces sent on Wednesday evening a convoy of military and logistic equipment to the de-escalation zone in northwest Syria amid the renewal of the military escalation between the parties to the conflict.
Military sources informed North Press that a convoy of 15 military equipment, armored vehicles and tanks entered the Syrian territory through Kafr Lossin border crossing with Turkey and headed towards the Turkish posts in the western countryside of Aleppo.
Last week, the Turkish forces sent a convoy consisting of over 40 military and logistic vehicles, rocket launchers, and tanks that entered through the Kafr Lossin border crossing into Syrian territory and headed to the Turkish posts in Zawiya Mountain in the south of Idlib.
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.
In March 2020, Russia and Turkey reached an agreement in Moscow that stipulated a ceasefire, the establishment of a safe corridor, and the conduct of joint patrols on the M4/Aleppo-Latakia Highway.
The M4 Highway runs from Latakia to Saraqib, southeast of Idlib. It also connects Ariha and Jisr al-Shughur in the southern and southwestern countryside of Idlib. Its length is 120 km. It arrives until Aleppo, and from there, it has been expanded as a two-lane expressway that continues further east into the Iraqi border, ultimately reaching its destination at Mosul.