New heights of bloodshed and chaos in province
TURKEY confirmed yesterday that its troops had entered Syria’s Idlib province — where chaos and bloodshed reached new extremes — on Sunday.
An armed forces statement said units had crossed the border for "reconnaissance activities."
Turkey announced the operation — in support of a “de-escalation zone” and in conjunction with the rebel Free Syrian Army, aiming to oust al-Qaida affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (Hetesh) from the province — on Saturday, claiming approval from Syria’s allies Russia and Iran.
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