Russia, Turkey Discuss Latest Developments in Syria’s Idlib

TEHRAN (defapress) – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the situation in Syria’s Idlib with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar, Russian news agencies reported.

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Date: 23 February 2020 - 14:26

“During the telephone conversation they discussed issues of stabilization of the situation in Idlib de-escalation zone,” Interfax agency reported, citing a statement from the Defence Ministry.

Conflicts erupted in Syria back in 2011, when a small group of opposition forces took up arms against Damascus.

Soon, however, a mix of international terrorists and paid mercenaries mingled with and then largely sidestepped the armed Syrian opposition groups, effectively turning the Arab country into a battlefield for foreign governments opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

But the Syrian military, with advisory military help from Iran and Russia — and a Russian aerial bombardment campaign — has retaken control of much of the country, and the conflict is generally believed to be winding down.

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