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In response to several recent violations of the Russian-Turkish demilitarized zone agreement, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) artillery and rocket launchers pounded positions of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) in the village of Ankawi in the northwestern Hama countryside on December 28.
“A number of terrorists of the TIP were killed in the shelling and others were injured, most of them are mercenaries who came from Turkey,” the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said in a press release.
The state-run news agency said that the army artillery also shelled several gatherings and mortar positions of the Turkish-backed Jaysh al-Izza in the town of al-Lataminah in the northern Hama countryside. The attack was also a response to recent violations by the group that’s allied to the former branch of al-Qaeda in Syria, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
Militants violate the demilitarized zone agreement on a daily basis. However, Turkey is yet to implement its part of the deal and force them to withdraw of the zone, which covers wide areas around the northern governorate of Idlib.
dead mercenaries , yay ! all of blackwater and all the settlers should died as well for us tto have revenge for kennedy and 911
At least irs not farmers this time. Mnay migt name it as “progress”. It could be all civilians already are killed.
The DMZ agreement is effectively dead. At midnight on December 31st the last deadline will pass unmet. At that point the Syrian government coalition will be free to resume clearing operations due to the unwillingnessinability of the Turks to implement the vast majority of their responsibilities in it, when the Syrian government coalition has met theirs.
The Turks have been unable or unwilling to meet their obligations here. Hmm. Which of the two?
The latter. The sly sneaky bloodthirsty Turks never were going to go along with the SyroRussians. They never do. Born liars,cheaters,rapists and murderers from the moment they arrived in Anatolia as invaders. Go home Turks! Back to slavery under the Mongolians.
I have a hard time believing that they couldn’t have done more if they wanted to. As long as the US pulls out, and the Syrians take care of the Kurd problem better than the Iraqis are. The Turks have no reason to stay.
This is good. May the SAA move efficiently to clear Idlib all the way to the border.