The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that Russian combat jets have carried out four airstrikes on terrorist positions in Idlib, using coordinates provided by Turkey.
“Using the coordinates provided by the Turkish side, four bomb strikes were carried out by the Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft. As a result, large concentrations of militants and field artillery positions from which the Turkish observation post had been shelled were destroyed”, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The move came as a response to an attack by Nusra Front allies on a Turkish Army observation post despite agreeing to a ceasefire, according to the ministry.
“Our observation post in Al-Sharia in the Idlib de-escalation zone was attacked from the territory under control of the Syrian government… Three our servicemen were lightly injured”, the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The Turkish Defense Ministry said 35 mortar rounds had been fired, damaging equipment at the post.
The wounded are being evacuated. Turkey has contacted Russia, which signed a deal last September to jointly monitor the ceasefire in Idlib. The Turkish command asked the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation to assist “in ensuring the security of its servicemen and in attacking the positions of terrorists”.
Source: Sputnik
