Syrian Army, Turkish Forces Exchanged Artillery Fire In Southern Idlib

On July 3, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the Turkish Armed Forces exchanged artillery fire in the southern Idlib countryside.

Early in the morning, the army fired more than 35 rockets at the militant-held towns of Fatterah and Sufuhon. The Turkish Armed Forces and their proxies immediately responded by shelling the government-held town of Kafr Nabl.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claimed that the Turkish shelling had inflicted losses on the SAA. However, pro-government sources didn’t report any casualties.

Syrian Army, Turkish Forces Exchanged Artillery Fire In Southern Idlib

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In the last few weeks, militants have stepped up their operations against the SAA in Greater Idlib . The militants targeted army personnel in the region with rockets, anti-tank guided missiles and sniper rifles.

These operations were a blatant violation of the ceasefire in Greater Idlib, that was brokered by Russia and Turkey on March 5.

By attacking the SAA in Greater Idlib, Turkey is encouraging the hostile behavior of the militants instead of reinforcing the ceasefire. This could soon lead to a dangerous escalation in the region.

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rightiswrong rightiswrong

Yet another visit to Moscow for Erdogan in the offing.

NATO supporting ISIS against a sovereign nation will end badly, for the citizens of Europe.

Lone Ranger

Only for those whom supported them.
Uk, France, Germany, Sweden.

rightiswrong rightiswrong

Don’t forget the Dutch, specialists in UkroNazi crimes of shooting down airliners.

The rest of Europe have to house these ISIS runts, because of the big boys going rogue.

Lone Ranger

True that.

Jens Holm

Yes, we clone them and even invented Islam to them. They eat our grass and make a lot of milk too.

Jews invented Your economy.

Jens Holm

Next time You find things in Your toilet, You should try and clean it, so You know what it is before You tell about it.

Sweden is not even a member of Nato:)

Lone Ranger

You are right, Swedistan is part of the Caliphate.

Jens Holm

Nato is not in Syria at all.

Lone Ranger

Except the U.S., UK, France…

Jens Holm

22 Nato memebers are not. They also dont act in the Nato regi.

Denmark fx helped for a short while with F16s but when we saw what it also is, we stopped.

We agree with UN and also has Our own oppinion. Syria has big problems but the solitions are policaland its not Our problem who kills who there.

We have no friends there, so why support any. We have no enemies there apart from ISIS, so why support enemies there …

cechas vodobenikov

u lie–fascist danish US colony has more than 700 troops in afghanistan

cechas vodobenikov

stupid or blind?—turkey and USA, both nato r in syria

cechas vodobenikov

NATO destroyed Libya–USA w French, UK help…now Turkeys (the dodo bird of the world)…USA, Turkeys in Syria, Iraq—or the nordic nations there is only 1 US colony–denmark: a member of US created, EU and NATO