A Russian-Turkish disagreement over Idlib and an international warning against the tragedy of two million displaced people

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that, after their consultations in Moscow, the Russian and Turkish sides affirmed their commitment to the existing agreements on Syria and continue to fight terrorism, while the Turkish presidency said that the talks did not produce a satisfactory agreement.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the detailed discussion of the situation on the ground in Syria was continued, with a focus on the de-escalation zone in Idlib, noting that the two sides confirmed adherence to the existing agreements that stipulate measures to reduce tensions and reduce the humanitarian situation while continuing to combat terrorism.

The statement pointed out that the talks confirmed that achieving long-term security and stability in Idlib and other parts of Syria is possible only on the basis of a commitment to the country's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.

Unsatisfactory agreement
On the other hand, Turkish presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Qalan confirmed that changing the Turkish military observation points in Idlib is out of the question, and that these points will be strengthened with more forces, stressing that the talks in Moscow did not produce a satisfactory agreement.

They said at a press conference in the Turkish capital, Ankara, that the documents and maps that were presented to us in Moscow were very close to what was presented to us in our talks last week in Ankara, which we rejected at the time, stressing that the talks will continue and that these matters are solved only through discussions.

He added that Turkey will continue to send military reinforcements and fortifications to the region, with a view to protecting Idlib and the civilians there, stressing that the Turkish army will respond in the strongest way in the event that its elements in Idlib are subjected to any attack.

And on the position of NATO, they stressed that the alliance's thanks to Turkey for its position on Idlib is not enough, "as the issue of Idlib does not belong to Turkey alone", and stressed that Turkey has no political ambitions or ambitions in the lands and oil in Syria.

International concern
In the humanitarian context, UN officials said that the air strikes carried out by the Syrian regime forces hit hospitals and camps for the displaced in the northwest of the country, and that 300 civilians were killed as the forces advanced in the attack on the last stronghold of the armed opposition.

They added that the scale of the humanitarian crisis has become greater than the capacity of relief agencies, with nearly a million civilians - mostly women and children - fleeing towards the Turkish border in the harsh winter conditions.

For his part, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed his deep concern over the rapid deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Idlib, calling for an immediate cease-fire there.

Guterres said in his statement that the continuous attack has displaced nearly nine hundred thousand civilians since the beginning of last December.

Bomb and kill me
In the field, three civilians were killed and at least nine others were injured due to the bombing of Russian fighters in the de-escalation areas in Idlib, and on Tuesday evening, Russian aircraft launched raids on the town of Termanin, Idlib, and the Darat Izza district in Aleppo countryside.

Witnesses also said that Syrian and Russian aircraft continued their raids on the town of Dara Azza in Aleppo Governorate on Tuesday, and witnesses at the Kenana Hospital said that the walls collapsed from the explosions, while medical equipment and supplies covered in dust were scattered throughout the facility.

In May 2017, Turkey, Russia and Iran announced that they had reached an agreement for the de-escalation zone in Idlib, within the framework of the Astana meetings on Syrian affairs.

Despite subsequent understandings made to install the cease-fire in Idlib - and last January, the regime forces and their supporters continue to launch attacks in the region, killing more than 1,800 civilians since September 17, 2018.