Idlib .. Battles in the vicinity of Khan Sheikhoun and Turkey insist on the establishment of two checkpoints

Al-Jazeera correspondent reported renewed confrontations between the opposition and the Syrian regime forces on the outskirts of Khan Sheikhoun city in Idlib countryside, which was stormed by regime forces, and Turkey said that it will not move its surveillance post in Idlib after its forces were attacked by the regime.

Clashes erupted over Khan Sheikhoun after the opposition announced in a statement that it had withdrawn and re-positioned in the northern countryside of Hama as a result of the "scorched-earth policy" used by regime forces and Russia.

According to Sham Network, the opposition withdrew from the towns and cities of Kafr Zita, Latamneh, Sayyad, Latmeen, Al-Layah and Al-Bweida in the northern countryside of Hama, for fear of cutting off supply routes and besieging their forces, while regime forces did not enter these areas for fear of ambushes and mines.

The network added that the opposition factions bombed the strongholds of the regime with rockets in the villages of Mdayaya and Karakat, and that clashes are continuing in the hills of Kabina north of Lattakia .

The Sham network also reported that Russian and Syrian warplanes carried out dozens of airstrikes on cities and towns in rural Idlib, which resulted in two deaths.

Turkish Frame
Meanwhile, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that his country would not move the military observation post in the vicinity of Khan Sheikhoun, stressing that the military convoy targeted by the regime yesterday "will continue its mission", and that the necessary security and military measures are being taken.

Turkey has been in contact with Russia "at all levels" to implement a ceasefire in Idlib, Gavishoglu said.

Al-Jazeera correspondent said that the Turkish military convoy is still stopped in the town "Maar Hattat" in the southern countryside of Idlib, without being able to station or reach its destination to establish two observation points.

Meanwhile, the Interfax news agency quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying that members of the Russian army are stationed in Idlib province, and Moscow is following the situation closely.

He said any attacks by "militant groups" in the de-escalation zone in Idlib would be vigorously addressed.