Wednesday, January 10th., 2018
Turkish FM Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu begs Russia, Iran to stop the Syrian Army from smashing their proxy jihadists in Idlib province
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
"Russia and Iran must stop the Syrian regime. They should realize their duties as guarantor countries," Çavuşoğlu said today.
The call comes as the Syrian Army continues liberating large swathes of the province from Turkish-backed proxy jihadist forces.
The province was overrun by a large scale offensive by a coalition of jihadist forces who mobilized in Turkey and launched their attack in early 2015. The resulting invasion from Turkish-backed proxies was spearheaded by the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front and saw the coalition take the entirety of the province with the exception of the Shi'ite towns of Fua and Kefraya.
Comment: Jihadist forces, primarily the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front, are in complete disarray and have started withdrawing from key positions on the Idlib axis (which also includes Aleppo and Hama countryside areas that border Idlib province).
Prompting this withdrawal was heavy bombardment by the Russian air force that occurred all night, softening the defenses so the Syrian Army could attack key positions today. Full details can be read here.
The Turkish-backed jihadists are getting so smashed that they have begun withdrawing from their positions in northern Hama countryside and Aleppo countryside and are fleeing into Idlib proper.
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