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.



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A damaged vehicle lies amidst the rubble in the aftermath of the Israeli strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the Chiyah area of Dahiyeh, Beirut, October 5, 2024. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki
A damaged vehicle lies amidst the rubble in the aftermath of the Israeli strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the Chiyah area of Dahiyeh, Beirut, October 5, 2024. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki
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A damaged vehicle lies amidst the rubble in the aftermath of the Israeli strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the Chiyah area of Dahiyeh, Beirut, October 5, 2024. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki
A damaged vehicle lies amidst the rubble in the aftermath of the Israeli strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the Chiyah area of Dahiyeh, Beirut, October 5, 2024. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

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