Turkey threatens 'heavy' retaliation if Idlib ceasefire is broken. The defense minister, Mr. Akar, says that the attack continued after Turkey contacted the Russians, and that even ambulances came under fire.In the western city of Izmir, during the funeral for Ahmet Alpaslan, a corporal who was among the Turkish soldiers killed in Idlib, his brother sobbed as he stood next to Bekir Pakdemirli, the minister of Agriculture and Forestry.“Let no one die anymore,” the brother urged. The State Department stated that “as we do not have a presence on the ground, we are not in the position to confirm these reports but many appear to be credible.” On Sunday, Moscow warned that it could not guarantee the safety of Turkish aircraft over Syria.Turkey’s escalation of force comes as President al-Assad’s forces are closing in on their goal of retaking Syria’s last rebel-held territory, Idlib Province. “This is going to limit Syrian capabilities in Idlib and paralyze Syrian forces along the front lines.”Loyalist Syrians are growing resentful over Russia’s failure to come to the army’s rescue as its losses mount, Makki said. August 5, 2020 Topic: Security Blog Brand: The Skeptics Tags: Turkey Syria Syrian Civil War Middle East Mike Pompeo State Department State Department: Turkey Is Letting Syrian Rebel War … In October 2011, Turkey began sheltering the Free Syrian Army, offering the group a safe zone and a base of operations. Akar added, “To speak frankly: We do not find acceptable such a statement from a guarantor country as, ‘We are not responsible for the regime attacks.’”Mr.
The Russian jets then unleashed laser-guided bunker-busting bombs that collapsed two buildings and buried Turkish soldiers under rubble.More than 60 were wounded, and Mr. Gurcan said the death toll, reported as at least 36, was closer to 50 or 55. After suffering its worst casualties in years, Turkey is openly declaring war against the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad.ISTANBUL — Turkey said on Sunday that it was launching a major counteroffensive against the Syrian government, for the first time openly declaring war on the government of Bashar al-Assad and steeply escalating Ankara’s involvement in Syria’s nine-year war.The announcement came three days after Turkey suffered its worst military losses in a single attack of the war, with Turkey’s defense minister, Hulusi Akar, announced the counteroffensive on television in a statement distributed by the state-run Anadolu news agency, saying that the operation in northern Syria was intended to end the war and stop a Syrian government offensive that was displacing thousands of Syrians.“All of our efforts are primarily to ensure a cease-fire, to prevent migration and to stop the flow of blood,” Mr. Akar said, “and thus to bring peace, peace and stability to the region as soon as possible.”Although he said that the show of force was not aimed against Russia, which supports Mr. al-Assad’s government militarily, Mr. Akar also called on Russia to take responsibility for the assaults against Turkish forces.“We don’t intend to confront Russia” he said. Turkey and Russia, which back opposing sides in Syria's war, agreed on a ceasefire to stop escalating clashes in Idlib. The U.S. military added that Turkey “actively supports several hardline Islamist militias” and criminal groups.The Turkish-backed rebel government in Syria is not holding war criminals “accountable,” the U.S. State Department claimed in a new watchdog report.Some of these rebel groups have been accused of war crimes, including the grisly murder of Syrian Kurdish politician The State Department had told investigators with the Lead Inspector General in March 2020 that “the Syrian Interim Government has tried, convicted, and sentenced perpetrators” of war crimes.But the department changed its tune in June 2020, telling the same investigators that it has “no evidence that the Syrian Interim Government has consistently arrested, prosecuted, or otherwise held accountable any [Turkish-backed Syrian opposition] members implicated in human rights abuses or violations of the law of armed conflict.”The Syrian Interim Government has so far only imprisoned a single 19 year old fighter, according to the Lead Inspector General report. At the beginning of the Syrian Civil War, Turkey trained defectors of the Syrian Army on its territory, and in July 2011, a group of them announced the birth of the Free Syrian Army, under the supervision of Turkish intelligence. His numbers remain unconfirmed, but other analysts said they had heard that the bodies of up to 100 soldiers had been transported back to Turkey.Russia has denied that its forces were involved in the strike, and says it stopped the Syrian attack when alerted by the Turks. Greece closed all border crossings with Turkey on Sunday, trapping many hundreds in a no man’s land between the two countries.The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning.The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning.Beirut bureau chief, covering Lebanon, Syria and the wider region Turkish officials announced the opening of the border with Europe.
Jens Stoltenburg, the NATO secretary general, said after an emergency meeting Friday that NATO was providing airborne radar surveillance over Syria.Turkey has asked the United States to provide Patriot missiles to help it against Russian and Syrian air power, but Washington is demanding that Turkey first make inoperable the Russian S-400 missile defense system that it The turning point for Turkey may have been the strike last week on its soldiers in northern Syria, the death toll for which may have been substantially higher than disclosed, analysts said.
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