Turkey's President Erdogan gives Assad regime until end of February to move behind Turkish observation posts in northwest Syria
Turkey’s air and land forces will move freely and launch operations in Idlib, Syria, if needed, President Erdogan said.
The Syrian regime is violating the ceasefires reached in Idlib, Erdogan said, citing the Monday attack. In retaliation, Turkey struck over 50 targets and killed 76 Syrian regime troops. "We hope that the process of the regime pulling back behind our observation posts is completed in the month of February," he told members of his Justice and Development Party. "If the regime does not pull back during this time, Turkey will have to do this job itself."
The violence in Idlib has accelerated in recent months despite several ceasefire efforts, including as recently as January, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.
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