The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Along with Turkish forces repositioning in Jabal al-Zawiya | Residents express their fear of regime attacks on their areas.

Idlib province: SOHR activists have reported that vehicles and soldiers of Turkish forces have stationed in a new military base between al-Bara and Ahsem towns in Jabal al-Zawiya in the southern countryside of Idlib city .

 

On a related contest, military build-up has arrived at the new position from several Turkish military posts in Jabal al-Zawiya, along with high security alert by the pro-Turkey militiamen escorting these reinforcement.

 

These developments come as a part of the continuous flow of Turkish military build-ups and redeployment of its ground troops in the “de-escalation zone” in Idlib province.

 

In the same contest, several citizens have gathered in front of a Turkish checkpoint in Balion town in Jabal al-Zawiya, and demanded Turkish forces tell them the reasons behind these military deployments, expressing their fear of imminent attack by regime forces on the region. However, Turkish forces have told the residents to wait for a few days until the Turkey central leadership sends the reply for their questions.

 

On Jun 4, SOHR activists reported the withdrawal of Turkish forces stationed in a school in Ram Hamadan town in northern Idlib, where they repositioned in posts in the town’s eastern part, between Zardana and Ibbin Sam’an. Meanwhile, a Turkish helicopter was seen flying at a low attitude over Kafr Lusin and Atma on the Syria border with Iskenderun in northern Idlib for unknown reasons.