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Syrian state media: Turkish convoy entered to help Idlib rebels

  • 19 Aug 2019
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A convoy of Turkish military vehicles passes through the town of Saraqeb in the northwestern province of Idlib on Monday. Omar Haj Kadour/ AFP

A Turkish convoy loaded with munitions crossed into northwest Syria on Monday, to help insurgents fighting a government advance in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Syrian state media said.

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A convoy of Turkish military vehicles passing through Maaret al-Numan in Syria's northern province of Idlib on Monday.

The “aggressive” move would not affect “the determination of the Syrian Arab Army to keep hunting the remnants of terrorists” in the town in Idlib province or elsewhere, state news agency SANA cited a Foreign Ministry source as saying.

There was no immediate comment from Ankara.

Reuters

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