Turkey hits back hard at Syria regime with Communications Director Fahrettin Altun warning Ankara will act against regime if Russia fails to control it
Turkey's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun says Moscow must rein in Assad regime or Anakara will act"as we did today in Idlib," where Turkish military eliminated 76 regime members in retaliation.
Turkey will not hesitate to act against Syrian regime forces if Russia is unable to control them, Turkey's communications director said on Monday, after Ankara said Syrian regime shelling killed five of its soldiers and three civilians in the northwestern Idlib region. "If Russia is unable to control the Assad regime from targeting us, we will not hesitate to take actions against any threat, just as we did today in Idlib," he added.
The country's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, cited by Anadolu Agency, later said 54 regime targets were shelled by Turkey's military which eliminated 76 regime members.
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