Turkish forces set up surveillance cameras on M4, northwestern Syria
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – Turkish army set up surveillance cameras on M4 Highway, south of Idlib, on Monday.
“The Turkish army has set up surveillance cameras along the M4 Highway, starting from the city of Ariha, reaching the town of Bdama in the Jisr al-Shughur region in the western countryside of Idlib,” field sources told North Press.
This step comes to secure the Turkish soldiers and the highway from any explosive devices targeting the Turkish army in the area, according to the sources.
“The Turkish army has established a central operations room to monitor moves on the road after evacuating all points from its soldiers,” the sources added.
On January 5, unknown persons targeted a Turkish armored vehicle on the Idlib – Bab al-Hawa road in northwestern Syria with an RPG rocket launcher.
Since its military intervention in Syria, the Turkish forces have established more than 60 military posts and bases the governorates of Idlib, Aleppo, Hama and Latakia in the northwest of Syria.