Lavrov: Moscow warned Ankara that it would suppress the fighters' attacks
Commenting on the current situation in the Idlib de-escalation zone and the blow of the Syrian Air Force on the Turkish convoy, the Russian Foreign Minister said that Moscow had warned Ankara about the stiff suppression of terrorist attacks from the Idlib zone, since they are not covered by the ceasefire.
- said Lavrov. adding that the Russian and Turkish military are in constant contact on the situation in Idlib province.
The Foreign Minister said that the Russian military are directly in this zone and will continue to respond to terrorist attacks. He noted that Turkey has undertaken to disengage the terrorists from the armed opposition and Moscow expects Ankara to fulfill its promise.
- leads the words of Lavrov RIA News.
At the same time, he noted that over the past time, the territory controlled by the militants of the Khayyat Tahrir al-Sham group banned in Russia has grown significantly.
Earlier, Turkish authorities claimed three dead civilians and 12 injured in an air attack on a Turkish military convoy in Idlib, condemning the strike and calling it "contrary to the agreements and the spirit of cooperation with Russia." Syria, in turn, accused Turkey of violating the border, after which the Syrian air force launched an air strike on a military convoy of Turkey, moving to the city of Khan Sheikhun.
Earlier it was reported that the Syrian army recaptured the city of Khan Sheikhun from the terrorists.
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