BALADI NEWS
The Turkish army dispatched additional special forces to the border with Syria just a few hours after the end of the 12th round of Astana talks in Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan, on Friday April 26, Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported.
A convoy of armored vehicles arrived in the Reyhanli district, Hatay province on the southern borders with Syria, amid tight security measures, the newspaper wrote.
It added that the forces were deployed on Saturday throughout Turkish military points on the border.
Observers expected the new reinforcements to be aimed at strengthening Turkish patrols in Idlib or carrying out operations against the terrorist groups, which Russia has been demanding their withdrawal form the Syrian province under last year’s Sochi agreement.
Signed with Turkey on September 17, the deal calls for enforcing a new demilitarized zone between the regime forces and opposition in Idlib and the withdrawal of terrorist groups along with their heavy weapons, tanks, rockets systems and mortars.