Turkey to send more troops to Syria even as Moscow talks continue


Reuters | Ankara | Updated: 18-02-2020 22:29 IST | Created: 18-02-2020 22:15 IST
Turkey to send more troops to Syria even as Moscow talks continue
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Turkey will deploy more troops to Syria's Idlib region and retaliate against attacks by government forces there, even as Ankara continues to discuss the situation with Moscow, Turkish Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Tuesday.

A Turkish delegation met Russian counterparts for the second day of talks in Moscow on Tuesday, with no apparent agreement on Idlib, where a push in recent weeks by Russian-backed Syrian government forces has killed several Turkish troops and led to mass displacement of civilians.

"We will continue the deployment and fortification of troops in the area to ensure the safety of the region (Idlib) and the civilians there," Kalin told reporters in Ankara.

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