Turkey announced in Idlib shot down a Syrian military plane
The Turkish Ministry of defense announced in Idlib shot down a Syrian military plane L-39.
The Turkish Ministry of defense announced in Idlib shot down a Syrian military plane L-39.
Syrian state television assured the data. Details are not given.
on Sunday, Ankara began new military actions in North-West Syria - " Spring shield ". Explained, because it is a response to an airstrike on the positions of the Turkish military, " which claimed 27 Feb lives of 36 soldiers in the area of de-escalation ".
that day the terrorists "Hayat Tahrir al-sham" * started a large scale offensive on the positions of the Syrian army. Existing military units returned fire. According to the Russian Ministry of defense, together with the militants under it were and the Turkish military, which can't was to be there.
in the end of the conflict lost their lives 36 the Turkish military, more than 30 people were injured health. The Russian side has taken measures for the complete cessation of fire from the Syrian side and evacuate the dead and wounded on the ground Turkey. In the capital of Russia stressed that the Russian aircraft in this area was not used.
first Chapter the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Lavrov said that Turkey failed to fulfill several key commitments to address issues around Idlib. For example, she didn't and the armed opposition that is ready to dialogue with the government during the political process, from terrorists.
So, in the Russian-Turkish Memorandum dated September 18, 2018 agreed at the meeting of the presidents Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan, spoke of maintaining the status quo in the presence of the Turkish military, but subject to withdrawal from Iglinskiy areas of de-escalation all terrorist radical groups of up to fifteen October 2018.
Also says that would be implemented "effective measures to ensure a sustainable cessation of hostilities" within the borders of this zone. Paragraph seven of the Memorandum foresees the joint Russian-Turkish patrol in this area.
* Banned in Russia as a terrorist organization.
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