Syrian Army Ready To Confront Any Turkish Attack: Military
A recent trilateral summit of Russia, Iran and Türkiye, hosted in Iran, tried to defuse the tension but failed.
The Syrian army is ready to confront any possible attack by Turkish forces on its soil, the Syrian military said Wednesday, in response to recent shelling by Turkish forces on military sites in northern Syria.
The “provocative” attacks by the Turkish forces on military sites and government-controlled areas in northern Syria have been increasing, the military said in a statement, citing the attacks in the countryside of the northeastern province of Hasakah and in the northern provinces of Aleppo and Raqqa.
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Türkiye has intended to carry out new military operations on the Kurdish-controlled areas in northern Syria to expand the buffer zone in the region.
A recent trilateral summit of Russia, Iran and Türkiye, hosted in Iran, tried to defuse the tension but failed.
