Turkey Sets Up Military Post Near Latakia

A Turkish soldier walks next to a Turkish military vehicle during a joint US-Turkey patrol, near Tel Abyad, Syria September 8, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said/File Photo
A Turkish soldier walks next to a Turkish military vehicle during a joint US-Turkey patrol, near Tel Abyad, Syria September 8, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said/File Photo
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Turkey Sets Up Military Post Near Latakia

A Turkish soldier walks next to a Turkish military vehicle during a joint US-Turkey patrol, near Tel Abyad, Syria September 8, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said/File Photo
A Turkish soldier walks next to a Turkish military vehicle during a joint US-Turkey patrol, near Tel Abyad, Syria September 8, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said/File Photo

Turkish forces have set up a new military post up on the hill of Al-Raqim in the northern countryside of Syria’s Latakia as Jabal al-Akrad witnessed intense airstrikes and shelling.

With the new Turkish move on Sunday, its military posts in the de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria reached 67.

A Turkish column also entered via Kafr Losin crossing, north of Idlib, carrying tanks, armored vehicles, and logistical materials. The column, which consists of about 40 vehicles, headed towards positions of Turkish troops.

Further, Syrian regime forces renewed rocket attacks and shelling, targeting sites in Al-Bara, Kansafra and Al-Mawzarah in Jabal Al-Zawiyah in the southern countryside of Idlib along with intensive Russian overflights.

On the other hand, regime forces targeted a civilian car with a guided missile in Tadil village in the western countryside of Aleppo, which burned it down, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.



Gunman Shot Dead, 3 Police Injured in Shooting near Israeli Embassy in Jordan

Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)
Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)
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Gunman Shot Dead, 3 Police Injured in Shooting near Israeli Embassy in Jordan

Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)
Image of the Israeli embassy building in Amman. (Archive)

A gunman was dead and three policemen injured after a shooting near the Israeli embassy in neighboring Jordan, a security source and state media said on Sunday.
Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the Rabiah neighborhood of Amman, state news agency Petra reported, citing public security, adding investigations were ongoing.
Jordan's government communications minister, Mohamed Momani, described the shooting as a terror attack that targeted public security forces in the country. He said in a statement that investigations into the attack were under way.
Jordanian police had earlier cordoned off an area near the heavily policed embassy after gunshots were heard, witnesses said. Two witnesses said police and ambulances rushed to the Rabiah neighborhood, where the embassy is located.
The area is a flashpoint for frequent demonstrations against Israel. The kingdom has witnessed some of the biggest peaceful rallies across the region as anti-Israel sentiment runs high over the war in Gaza.
Police had called on residents to stay in their homes as security personnel searched for the culprits, a security source said.