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BREAKING: TURKISH COUNTER-OFFENSIVE IN SYRIA ATTACKED BY REGIME, RUSSIA

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Photo of a US-made armored vehicle, purchased by Turkey and supplied to Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Idlib province. (Credit: @humamisa on Twitter)

The Turkish government confirmed that five of its soldiers were killed in an attack on a Turkish base near Taftanaz in Syria’s Idlib province yesterday. The news broke just hours after a massive counter-offensive was launched by Turkey against regime forces and their Iranian-sponsored proxies in Idlib. Today’s attacks mark the second time that the Syrian regime caused multiple Turkish casualties in a single operation since Turkey’s latest incursion into Idlib on Feb 3. Turkey responded with attacks on Syrian regime positions inside Idlib.

Local reports have also surfaced that a Russian airstrike destroyed several Turkish military vehicles in a rebel NLF convoy in Idlib today. Turkey denies that it’s troops were in the convoy, but evidence has surfaced that Turkey is supplying their US-made armored vehicles to the Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate and other jihadist rebel groups in Syria this week. which US-made armored vehicles were supplied to Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate HTS by the Turkish military. This would be the second time that Turkish military vehicles were struck in Idlib after a Syrian regime attack on a Turkish convoy on Feb 3rd. If confirmed, it would be the first strike by the Russian military on the Turkish military since the beginning of the Idlib offensive.

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Despite efforts by both Russia and Turkey to de-conflict, the posture of their forces on opposite sides of the Syrian conflict creates a powder keg in Idlib in which a mistake or miscommunication can quickly escalate into a diplomatic and military crisis, similar to the downing of a Russian military jet by Turkish anti-aircraft in 2015.

We would ask our global partners to continue in prayer for the containment and quick resolution of the Idlib conflict, with no further escalation and minimal casualties. Please pray for divine wisdom to be granted to political leaders in applying pressure on both Turkey and the Syrian regime, and for a divine hedge of protection around civilians in Idlib province.

Gabriel Caligiuri