{"id":44867,"date":"2020-02-11T01:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T01:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/11\/turkey-says-it-has-retaliated-after-deadly-syrian-shelling\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:17:20","slug":"turkey-says-it-has-retaliated-after-deadly-syrian-shelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/02\/11\/turkey-says-it-has-retaliated-after-deadly-syrian-shelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey says it has retaliated after deadly Syrian shelling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANKARA, Turkey \u2014 Turkey said it retaliated Monday after \u201cintense\u201d shelling by Syrian forces killed five of its soldiers and wounded five others in Syria\u2019s northern Idlib province, a marked escalation a week after a similarly deadly clash between the two sides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exchange of fire came as a Russian delegation held a second round of talks in the Turkish capital of Ankara to discuss the fighting in Idlib province, which has uprooted more than a half-million people in the past two months. No statement was issued at the end of the talks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fighting led to the collapse of a fragile cease-fire brokered by Turkey and Russia in 2018. Turkey supports the Syrian rebels, while Russia heavily backs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2020\/02\/09\/syrian-army-vows-to-keep-up-campaign-against-last-rebel-area\/\" target=_blank>the Syrian government\u2019s campaign to retake the area<\/a>, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/02\/05\/turkey-demands-syrian-army-exit-rebel-areas-threatens-force\/\" target=_blank>the last rebel stronghold in Syria<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.N. official said the number of people displaced by the violence since Dec. 1 reached nearly 700,000, up from 600,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s more than 100,000 people in just over a week,\u201d said U.N. regional spokesman David Swanson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis could well prove to be the largest number of people displaced in a single period since the Syrian crisis began almost nine years ago,\u201d Swanson said, reiterating the call for an immediate truce. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/02\/06\/us-troops-have-been-squaring-off-with-russian-contractors-in-syria-raising-worries-of-wider-conflict\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1178325939.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US troops have been squaring off with Russian contractors in Syria raising worries of wider conflict<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cI think the Russians are always testing us.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.N. \u201cremains deeply alarmed about the safety and protection of over 3 million civilians in Idlib and surrounding areas, over half of whom are internally displaced, as reports of airstrikes and shellings continue in Syria,\u201d U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said in New York. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 49 civilians were killed between Feb. 1-5, with at least 186 civilians killed in January, he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the displaced are living in open-air shelters and temporary homes in rain, snow and freezing temperatures near the Turkish border. Half of the displaced are believed to be children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Food, shelter, water and sanitation, hygiene, health, education and protection assistance are all urgent priorities, Haq said, with the humanitarian community seeking $336 million to help 800,000 people in northwestern Syria for six months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5760\" height=\"3840\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20041583409207.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Turkish bacTurkish-backed fightersked fighters\" class=\"wp-image-89663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20041583409207.jpg.jpg 5760w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20041583409207.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20041583409207.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20041583409207.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20041583409207.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20041583409207.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5760px) 100vw, 5760px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Turkish-backed fighters prepare to go to the frontline in the Syrian province of Idlib, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. (Ghaith Alsayed\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fighting has led Turkey to send hundreds of military vehicles and troops into Idlib province in the past week, bringing both countries\u2019 forces into direct confrontation, a rarity in the Syrian conflict. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eight Turkish military and civilian personnel and 13 Syrian soldiers were killed in a clash in the province last week. Turkey has warned Syria to retreat to cease-fire lines that were agreed in 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Turkish Defense Ministry said its five troops that were killed and those who were wounded were reinforcements that had been sent to Idlib. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur fire support vehicles immediately fired on the targets with intensity and the necessary response was given,\u201d the ministry said. The statement did not say where the attack took place but news reports said it was at Taftanaz, where Turkish troops were allegedly trying to set up a base. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A later statement said the retaliation was in line with Turkey\u2019s rules of engagement and its right to self-defense. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 115 Syrian positions were targeted in the retaliatory strikes, the ministry said, adding that more than 100 Syrian forces were \u201cneutralized.\u201d In addition, three tanks and two artillery positions were destroyed, while a helicopter was hit, the ministry said. The claim could not be independently verified. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition monitoring group, gave a higher casualty toll, reporting six Turkish soldiers were killed and seven were wounded in the Syrian shelling at the Taftanaz air base. It added that four Syrian rebels were killed in the shelling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Omer Celik, the spokesman for Turkey\u2019s ruling-party, said it was out of the question for the Turkish troops to vacate the observation posts in Idlib, adding that Turkey would continue to respond to \u201csystematic\u201d Syrian government attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celik also said Turkish troops would continue trying to ensure that Syrian government forces withdraw to previous positions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Turkish will carry out the necessary work to ensure that the (Syrian) regime retreat from the line it has violated with the aggression,\u201d Celik said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkish and Russian delegations exchanged proposals over Idlib at a first meeting Saturday in Ankara. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Russian team returned to Ankara on Monday from a visit to Jordan and held talks with Ibrahim Kalin, a top aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the meeting, Kalin \u201cemphasized the need for the attacks against Turkish soldiers and the observation to be stopped,\u201d according to a statement from his office, carried by state-run Anadolu Agency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Syria\u2019s military has vowed to continue its campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An early morning airstrike on the village of Ibbin in a rebel-held region of Aleppo province near Idlib killed nine people, including six children, according to activists from the Observatory and the Step news agency, an activist collective. At least 10 people were wounded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Syrian government\u2019s campaign appears aimed at securing a strategic highway in rebel-controlled territory for now, rather than seizing the entire province and its densely populated capital, Idlib. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government-controlled Syrian Central Military Media released a map of the area of fighting showing that Syrian troops only have 15 kilometers (9 miles) left from seizing full control of the strategic highway, known as the M5. The highway links the national capital of Damascus with the country\u2019s north, which has for years been divided between government and opposition forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, a car bomb in a Syrian town controlled by Turkey-backed opposition fighters killed at least four people and wounded 15, the Anadolu Agency reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The attack was the latest in a series of explosions in Turkish-controlled regions that have killed and wounded scores of people. Turkey has blamed the Syrian Kurdish militia, known as the People\u2019s Protection Units. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bomb went off on a main street in the town of Afrin, which Turkey took control of following a military incursion in 2018, Anadolu reported. It said some of the wounded were in serious condition, adding that the death toll was likely to rise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Turkish offensive has aimed at pushing Kurdish fighters away from the border. Those Kurdish fighters had been key U.S. allies in the fight against the Islamic State group. Turkey considers the Syrian Kurdish fighters terrorists linked to a Kurdish insurgency within Turkey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Mroue reported from Beirut. Associated Press writers Sarah El Deeb in Beirut and Edith M. 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