Turkey Allures Gunmen, Destroys Syrian Gov't Reconciliation Plan in Idlib

TEHRAN (defapress)- Turkey paid hundreds of dollars to each militant in Idlib province to prevent them from joining the nationwide reconciliation plan, Syrian Parliament Member Hossein Raqeb said on Wednesday.

News ID: 67629

Date: 20 December 2017 - 14:53

Raqeb told the Arabic-language al-Watan daily that Turkey bribed and dissuaded the militants who wanted to lay down arms and join the peace agreement with the army in Idlib province.

He said that Turkey paid $10,000 to each gunman to prevent the militants from ending battle with the Syrian army and applying for government amnesty.

Raqeb said that the gunmen had called relevant government officials and declared their intention to join reconciliation plan.

A Kurdish media outlet reported on Tuesday that a large number of civilians took to the streets in the town of Jarabulus in Northern Aleppo, opposing occupation of their land by Ankara-affiliated militants

The Kurdish-language Hawar news reported that residents of the town of Jarabulus took to the streets and called for expulsion of the Local Council appointed by the Turkish Intelligence Service.

The civilians chanted slogans against Turkish invasion and called for the expel of the Turkey-backed militants, Hawar news added.

The demonstrators underscored that Jarabulus must be managed by its own people, it went on to say.

Also on November 20, the Jarabulus civilians protested against the Turkish army for their invasion and for hoisting Turkish flags across their town.

In the meantime, civilians in the town of al-Bab in Northern Aleppo opposed set of a new council in the town and called for the expel of council's members, accusing them of obeying Turkey's orders and that non of the council's members are from the town itself.