Ankara called to declare no-fly zone over Idlib

He wrote about this on Twitter.

The international community must act to protect civilians and impose a no-fly-zone. The guarantors of the Astana process, Russia and Iran, will lose all their credibility if they fail on their commitment to reduce violence and hostilities in Idlib.

“The international community must take measures to protect the civilian population and establish a no-fly zone (over Idlib. - RT ). The guarantors of the Astana process, Russia and Iran, will lose their authority if they fail to fulfill their obligations to reduce violence and hostilities in Idlib, ”Altun said.

Earlier it became known that NATO, at the request of Turkey, will hold consultations on the situation in Syrian Idlib after Turkish troops came under fire.

On February 28, Turkey was informed that the Turkish military fell under fire in Idlib. According to recent reports, 33 people became victims of airstrike.

In connection with the incident, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the formations of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group * on February 27 attempted to conduct an offensive operation on the positions of Syrian troops.

According to the ministry, in the area of ​​the settlement of Behun, Turkish soldiers, who were “in the battle formations of terrorist groups,” fell under the shelling of the Syrian troops.

* “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” (“Jabhat Fath al-Sham”, “Front al-Nusra”, “Jabhat al-Nusra”) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 29, 2014.