Turkey is sending in military reinforcements to beef up its positions inside Syria’s last rebel bastion Idlib, activists report, even as the Turkish defense minister says Ankara is still trying with Russia and Iran to prevent a humanitarian tragedy in the case of a threatened Syrian government offensive.
Hulusi Akar, the Turkish defense minister, told foreign ambassadors last night that a military operation in the densely populated rebel enclave would drag the already problematic region toward disaster.
“We are working with Russia, Iran and other allies to bring peace and stability and to stop a humanitarian tragedy,” Akar said according to state-run media.
Russia-backed regime forces have massed around Idlib in recent weeks, sparking fears of an imminent air and ground attack to retake the last major opposition bastion.
— AP
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