SYRIA
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Russia allegedly attacked an opposition training camp in the Syrian province of Idlib. RIA Novosti reports. "The Russian attack on the opposition training camp in the Idlib region indicates a lack of desire for sustainable peace and tranquility there," the Turkish leader said during a speech to the parliamentary faction of the ruling Justice and Development Party.
Turkey is ready to take "legal retaliatory actions" if the terrorist threat to its borders from Syria persists. This was stated by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, speaking in the country's parliament. “We see that the threats against Turkey along the entire Syrian border are not decreasing. If all terrorists are not squeezed out of the border line, let me remind you that this will be the reason for our legitimate response, ”he said. Erdogan recalled that earlier Turkey conducted several military operations in Syria as part of the fight against groups that it recognizes as terrorist. “No one can deny that our perseverance in Idlib, Operations Euphrates Shield, Olive Branch, Peace Fountain has provided security. We can move on to concrete actions at any time, ”Erdogan said. He made such a comment, among other things, in the light of the recent incident in the city of Iskenderun, Hatay province, bordering Syria. On October 26, security forces neutralized two terrorists there, one of whom detonated an explosive device during their escape. In addition, Turkish media reported about the capture of militants who were preparing terrorist attacks in Ankara.
The special envoy of the Russian president for the Syrian settlement, Alexander Lavrentyev, met on Wednesday in Beirut with the head of the Lebanese state Michel Aoun. This is stated in the message of the presidential press service. “The special envoy of the President of Russia Lavrentyev arrived at the Baabda Palace at the head of a delegation including diplomats and the military, and held talks with President Aoun,” the press service said. "During them, the Russian initiative to facilitate the return of Syrian refugees to their places of residence was discussed, as well as the issue of convening an international conference on this problem in Damascus on November 10-12." As TASS was told at the Russian embassy in Lebanon, Lavrentyev and the delegation accompanying him are scheduled to meet with the speaker of parliament Nabih Berri and the appointed Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who is tasked with forming a new government. They will also hold talks with the commander of the Lebanese army, General Joseph Aoun, and the head of the Lebanese General Security Department, Abbas Ibrahim. Since the outbreak of the conflict in Syria in 2011, over 1.5 million Syrians have taken refuge in Lebanon. Speaking on September 21 in a video format at a meeting of the UN General Assembly, President Aoun called on the international community to "help Lebanon ensure the safe return of Syrian refugees to their homeland." According to him, Lebanon "is experiencing an unprecedented crisis and is no longer able to bear the burden of the presence of refugees on its territory."
Turkey has begun to experience problems recruiting new fighters to be sent to the fighting zone in Karabakh, the Syrian Monitoring Center for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on October 28. According to this organization, at least 2,350 pro-Turkish militants were transferred to Azerbaijan from Syria. 215 of them have already died, and 320 more returned the money they received and left Azerbaijan. “Turkey has problems with recruiting militants, since most of the mercenaries refuse to go to Nagorno-Karabakh. This is caused by two factors - the high probability of death, as well as the fact that Azerbaijanis are not Sunnis, but Shiites, ”the center notes.
The Russian Aerospace Forces, along with their Syrian counterparts on Tuesday and Wednesday struck a powerful blow to central and eastern Syria, inflicting heavy damage on the positions of the Islamic State (IS). The Russian and Syrian air forces reportedly hit hard on the Badiya Al-Sham region, which stretches across several provinces in central and eastern Syria. Currently, the Russian and Syrian air forces are still attacking the Islamic State hideouts, while the Syrian Arab army is counter-attacking several areas in the Badia al-Sham area. Earlier this week, the Islamic State launched a powerful attack in the Badiya al-Sham area against the Syrian Arab army outposts in the desert area. Hasaka. As a result of clashes among several jihadist groups, five civilians were killed.