BALADI NEWS
The Syrian regime forces have attacked a Turkish observation point in Syria’s Idlib province, Anadolu news agency quoted a statement issued by Turkey’s Ministry of Defense on Thursday.
Three Turkish soldiers were injured slightly in the attack, the statement pointed out.
Some of the facilities, equipment and materials were also partially damaged, the agency reported.
“Some 35 mortars were fired from As Shariah region, controlled by the regime forces in the Idlib de-escalation zone. They targeted our observation point number 10, located on mount Zawiya,” the statement said.
The statement further said that the Turkish government has taken necessary initiatives with Russia regarding the attack.
Even as Turkey and Russia had agreed to stop acts of aggression and convert Idlib into a de-escalation zone, the Syrian regime has consistently violated the terms of the ceasefire. It has launched frequent attacks inside the de-escalation zone.
The attack came despite the Turkish-Russian agreement for turning Idlib into a de-escalation zone in last September, thereby vowing to stop acts of aggression against each other.
Source: Anadolu Agency