Joseph Gamp – The Sun March 1, 2020
TURKEY has downed two Syrian planes as part of a military offensive in the war-torn country – and opened its borders to floods of refugees entering Europe.
On Sunday, Turkey reacted after one of their drones was downed by Russian-backed Syrian forces on Thursday – stoking further tension between the two nations.
Thursday’s strike offensive took place in the northwestern province of Idlib – the last opposition held stronghold in Syria, dominated by al-Qaida linked fighters.
The operation resulted in 33 Turkish troops being killed in a single airstrike – and nearly one million civilians fleeing towards Turkey’s guarded border.
Turkey’s Defense Ministry later confirmed it had hit the two SU-24 aircraft in its latest airstrike, as well as Syrian air defence systems and a military airport.
AFP later reported that 19 Syrian fighters had been wiped out by Turkish strikes on Sunday.
Turkish defence minister Hulusi Akar confirmed Sunday’s operation – dubbed ‘Spring Shield’- and vowed that any attack on Turkish forces or observation posts in Idlib would be met with retaliation.
Later on Sunday, Syrian state news agency SANA said the four pilots in the two jets shot down had ejected and landed safely.
Citing a military source, the SANA report said: “Any aircraft that violates our airspace will be dealt with as an enemy aircraft that must be brought down.”
The Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday that Moscow could not guarantee the safety of Turkish planes flying in Syria after Damascus shut airspace.
“In these conditions the leadership of Russia’s military contingent (in Syria) cannot guarantee the safety of Turkish flights in Syrian skies,” TASS cited Counter Admiral Oleg Zhuravlev as saying
In response to the Turkish rocket attack, Syria said northwestern airspace was closed – and any aircraft or drone that entered would be treated as an enemy and destroyed.
The Assad regime has already claimed it has shot down three Turkish drones used to target its bases following the attack on it’s two warplanes.
Turkey backs the Syrian rebels fighting in Idlib province, and has sent thousands of troops into the area.
Meanwhile, the decision to open the country’s borders with Europe comes after months of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatening to flood Europe with migrants.
Originally Turkey agreed to help curb the EU refugees entering Europe in return for financial aid in 2015.
But outraged Erdogan accused the bloc of not honouring the agreement, saying he would allow them passage into Europe unless more international support was provided.
Jews always get others to fight their battles
e g Iraq Libya and 2 world wars
Nutenyahu offered Erdogan a half share in Syrian oil land and mineral deposits
once the people had been ushered out of their country by israeli proxy terry groups
this is why 70 houses are presently being built in the UK
as Jewish owned politicians here are letting them all in.
The yellow vest movement is primarily against racist people trafficking by government
What can’t Turkey respect Syria’s sovereignty and pull out of Syria? Hasn’t there been enough war?
The thing is, NATO cannot act with Turkey, because the state of Turkey is not under attack. There are only 3 entities that are legally in Syria, the Syrians, the Russians and Iran. The US, The Turks, MI6 and the SAS have no right to be in Syria. We won’t hear it, but my guess is that Putin will tell Erdogan in person, that if he doesn’t pull out of Syria, Turkey will suffer the ultimate sanction. Sounds extreme, but the fact is, NATO would love Russia to get bogged down in Syria fighting Turkey. So it makes complete sense to tell Erdogan what is on the table, nuking Ankara or another big Turkish city. Everyone is fooled by this idea that Amerika plays the best bluff, that is not true, the Russians won the Cuba crisis & they won Syria. Putin isn’t going to let some Turkish jerk ruin it. Iran won’t let Syria fall either.
I agree Ellis C. Taylor…the k*kes are pulling erdogans strings on this…with promises/lies etc
When will the ME unite against the cause of all their woes, and invade that strip of sh*te-filled k*kes?