Türkiye’s reaction to terrorist movemes in northern Syria
The spokesperson of the Turkish Foreign Ministry emphasized on Friday that this coury is closely following the developmes in Idlib in line with its commitme to the unity and territorial iegrity of Syria.
According to RCO News Agency, Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman Uncu Kechli wrote on his personal X page on Friday in response to the developmes in northern Syria: “Maiaining peace in Idlib and nearby areas – which is at the zero poi of our border – for “Turkey is a priority.”
He coinued: “Since 2017, several agreemes have been reached regarding the Idlib de-escalation zone. “Türkiye carefully implemes the requiremes of all the agreemes to which it was a party.”
Kechli stated: “We have warned on various iernational platforms that the rece attacks on Idlib have reached a level that undermines the spirit and implemeation of the Astana agreemes and has caused many casualties among civilians. We have emphasized that these attacks must end. In fact, the rece conflicts have led to the escalation of undesirable tensions in the region.”
He emphasized: “It is very importa for Türkiye to preve further instability and not harm civilians.”
Earlier, the General Command of the Syrian Army and Armed Forces announced in a stateme, “The armed forces in the fros around Aleppo and Idlib province coinue to face the fierce attack of the armed terrorist groups affiliated with the terrorist group known as Jabhat al-Nusra, which, in addition to the drone, use all kinds of heavy weapons.” And they use medium and rely on large foreign terrorist groups.
According to this stateme, “Syrian armed forces coinue to strengthen all pois in differe axes of conflict with equipme and soldiers to preve terrorist aggression in those axes and repel their attacks.” The operations of the Syrian armed forces will coinue uil these terrorist groups are eliminated.”
In another part of his stateme, the spokesperson of the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced: “We are closely monitoring the increase in attacks against Turkey and civilians by terrorist groups in Tel Rifat and Manbij, who are trying to take advaage of the curre unstable environme.” “We are also concerned that the previous agreemes with the releva parties to end the presence of terrorists in these areas have not yet been implemeed.”
In the end, he stated: “We are closely following the developmes in line with our commitme to the iegrity and territorial iegrity of Syria and our priority to fight terrorism.”
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