Turkish soldiers prepare for Idlib
Turkish soldiers will provide security in Idlib, which has become the only source of shelter for the Syrian opposition. Turkish troops will be in charge of security in Idlib and its surroundings, which has population of more than 2 million along with those who arrived from Daraa, Hama, Damascus, Homs and Aleppo. Turkey’s latest move in Idlib also means the collapse of PKK/PYD’s project to expand to the Mediterranean.
Turkey’s settlement and border crossing-shipment plan is also ready in Idlib, which is now the focal point of many countries. Turkish Armed Forces’ (TAF) units, which will cross over into Syria from three separate points, will provide control of the area which will reach up to 85 km in length and 35 km in depth. The corridor will start from Daret Izze- Qalaat Samaan in the East, and reach the Ubin - Khirbet el-Joz region in the West. The 35 km depth, that will reach Sahl el Ghab in the South starting from the Hatay borderline, will also be under the control of the Turkish Armed Forces. The Free Syrian Army (FSA) units will also take charge in Idlib’s security design under the leadership of TSK. Within this scope, between 1,500 and 2 thousand FSA soldiers were commanded to be ‘at the ready’.
Turkish presidential spokesman İbrahim Kalın said Thursday that Turkey, Russia and Iran have been working on a plan to station their forces in de-escalation areas in Syria.“If these forces are stationed there, it would minimize the probability of clashes [between the regime and opposition groups],” Kalın told correspondents in Ankara.He said that Russian and Turkish forces could be stationed in the Idlib region while Damascus and neighboring areas could see the presence of mainly Iranian and Russian troops and forces from Jordan and the U.S: could be stationed in the southern Deraa region.Erdoğan spokesman says Turkey and Russia to deploy in Syria's IdlibRussia, Turkey and Iran signed a deal in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on May 4 to establish four main “de-escalation zones” in Syria.Since then these areas in Syria have for the most part been conflict-free.Kalın added that delegations from Turkey, Russia and Iran were discussing the logistics of the conflict-free zones.“They are working on [which country’s] forces would be deployed between regime and opposition, the number of these forces and the mechanism of this forces,” he said.The main aim of the mechanism is to provide a structure to the cease-fire in Syria, Kalın said.Kalın stated the upcoming Astana talks would likely cement the deal on stationed forces in Syria.
Turkey, Russia, Iran discuss troop presence in Syria
THEIR PLANS GO DOWN THE DRAIN
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)-affiliated Democratic Union Party’s (PYD) positions will be blockaded, and the organization’s attack on opposition areas will be prevented in the new process. Moreover, as is the case with the Kobani (Ayn el Arab)-Afrin terror corridor, which was blockaded by the Euphrates Shield Operation, PKK’s Afrin-Mediterranean terror corridor plan, pledged by Iran and the Assad regime, will be defeated. A Russian military presence to be positioned in Idlib with Turkish Armed Forces will remain at a symbolic level. If the project, which is finalized in Astana, should be approved at the beginning of July the implementation phase will also be initiated within July.
They would burn Idlib too
Evaluating the development announced the previous day by Turkey’s presidential spokesperson İbrahim Kalın, Syrian Interim Government’s Deputy Prime Minister Vecih Cuma stated that the presence of Turkish army in Idlib would be a safety assurance for 2 million Syrians. Saying that, the region was still the target of Assad regime’s jets, “The Turkish army’s entry [to Idlib] denotes great hope for the region. Our people are exhausted, and want to live without bombing and massacres. In the event that no solution is found as Turkey being the guarantor, they would also burn Idlib, as they did Aleppo, Homs and Hama,” Cuma said. Noting that a full-scale operation plan to Idlib is discussed under cover of ‘Al Qaeda’, Cuma said all opposition members who did not want to compromise with Assad took shelter in Idlib, and they had no other pleace to go in case of any possible attack.
Russia’s defense ministry on Friday said its forces launched cruise missiles from the eastern Mediterranean against Daesh targets in Syria's west-central Hama province.Six Kalibr cruise missiles were launched from the Admiral Essen frigate, the Admiral Grigorovich and from Russia's Krasnodar submarine, destroying Daesh command posts and ammunition depots in the town of Akerbat, the ministry said but did not give information on the date of the strikes.The Turkish and Israeli militaries were informed in advance, it added.In late May, the Russian navy launched four Kalibr cruise missiles against Daesh in the historic city of Palmyra.The sea-based Kalibr cruise missiles are capable of delivering high-precision strikes at a distance of 1,500 kilometers (932 miles) against sea and land targets.Erdoğan spokesman says Turkey and Russia to deploy in Syria's IdlibRussia expects explanation from US on downed Syrian jet
Russian missiles target Daesh in Syria's Hama province
Turkish and Russian personnel will be deployed in Syria's northern Idlib region as part of a de-escalation agreement brokered by Russia last month, Turkish broadcasters quoted the Turkish presidential spokesman as saying on Thursday.İbrahim Kalın was quoted by Habertürk television channel as saying the de-escalation zones, agreed by Turkey, Russia and Iran, would be further discussed during talks in the Kazakh capital Astana in early July.Russia hopes for Syria talks in Astana on July 4-5"We will probably be most prominent in the Idlib region with the Russians; mostly Russia and Iran around Damascus, and a mechanism involving the Americans and Jordan in the south in the Deraa region is being worked on," Kalın was quoted as saying, adding that Russia had proposed Kazakh and Kyrgyz forces to be sent as well.
Erdoğan spokesman says Turkey and Russia to deploy in Syria's Idlib