Syrian Democratic Forces: Russian Air Campaign Repels Turkey Invasion

                           

                            

 

TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian Democratic Forces spokesman said Turkey has so far avoided invading Syria because of Russia's air campaign in the country.

The Turkish army will not invade Syrian soil while Russia’s aerial campaign against ISIL terrorists in the country is ongoing, a spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces alliance of militias said Wednesday.

"They [Turkish troops] have not approached the border and do not dare to do so, as they would become targets for the Russian air force and the regime’s artillery should they enter Syrian territory," Talal Salu told RIA Novosti.

Salu added that a US-led coalition of over 60 states would also be against such an invasion of northern Syria.

On Saturday, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkish forces had shelled Kurdish People’s Protection Units positions in northern Syria as a retaliatory measure within the rules of engagement. The attacks have been ongoing since Sunday.

Syria has been mired in war since 2011, with the country’s government fighting multiple extremist and terrorist groups. In September 30, 2015, Russia launched an air campaign against ISIL and the Nusra Front, which are among outlawed groups as terrorist organizations, at the request of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

 

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