Agency Reporter
President Recep Erdogan has warned that it was only a matter of time for the Turkish military offensive in Syria’s last rebel stronghold of Idlib to begin, as talks with Russia failed.
“We can come one night suddenly. To say more clearly, the Idlib operation is a matter of time,” Erdogan said.
Ankara and Moscow, which back opposing sides in Syria, have been trying to re-inforce a fragile peace deal that had been agreed by Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
However, recent escalations following the Syrian Government’s intensified attacks in Idlib had exacerbated the situation.
Both Turkish and Russian troops were killed in Idlib recently.
“Turkey will not leave Idlib to the Syrian regime and its backers. This is the final warning to the Syrian Government to withdraw from Turkish posts in the North-Western Syrian province,” Erdogan added.
The Turkish president had previously threatened to strike everywhere unless Syrian forces withdrew behind Turkish military observation posts in Idlib before the end of February.
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