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Peak of tensions in Syria: Turkey bombs Assad positions after the death of 29 soldiers

2020-02-27T23:27:08.011Z


The Turkish government also announced on Thursday evening that it would no longer prevent the millions of refugees on its territory from going


Maximum tension on Syrian soil. At least 29 Turkish soldiers were killed Thursday evening in the province of Idleb, the beginning of a brutal escalation in the North-West of Syria whose consequences could be major.

The Turkish regime attributes this attack to the Syrian forces, supported by Russia. In response, Head of State Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose to bomb positions of the Bashar al-Assad regime. An announcement made following an extraordinary security council in Ankara, in the presence in particular of the Minister of Defense, the head of the army and the boss of the secret services, according to the presidency.

This new murderous episode comes at the end of a new diplomatic failure between Russians and Turks, privileged partners who have become adversaries around the Idleb enclave. Erdogan has been threatening for several days to forcibly dislodge Syrian regime forces from certain positions in Idleb. Since December, more than 400 civilians have been killed in the assault, according to the OSDH.

Turkey-EU agreements on refugees at risk?

In the aftermath of this attack on Turkish soldiers, the international community was hit by the Turkish authorities who demanded a reaction. The Turkish official began by urging the international community, including Russia and Iran, sponsors of Damascus, to "assume their responsibilities" to "put an end to the crimes against humanity committed by the regime". According to the state news agency Anadolu, the head of Turkish diplomacy also met on Thursday evening with the head of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg.

But it is the word of the European Union which is now eagerly awaited. According to Reuters, Turkey seriously considered Thursday evening to disengage from the agreements signed in 2016 with the EU concerning the millions of Syrian refugees. In anticipation of the imminent arrival of refugees from Idleb, where nearly a million people have been displaced, a senior Turkish official said he had asked the police to withdraw from the posts. borders. It remains to be seen whether this threat - not new but rarely as precise - will or will not be followed by facts.

As a reminder, the conflict in Syria has killed more than 380,000 people and displaced millions since 2011.

Source: leparis

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