\n\t\t\t Arabic-language Arabi 21 online newspaper, citing local sources, reported<\/a> that\n the base has been constructed at Taftanaz Air Base, which lies \n2.7 kilometers (1.7 miles) south of the northwestern Syrian town of \nTaftanaz. Foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants took control of the site \nin early 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\tMedia activist Mahmoud Talha said Turkish forces had spread throughout the airport since Wednesday evening, Presstv Reported. \n\t\t\tThe report comes as Turkey\u2019s official state news agency Anadolu \nreported on Friday that Ankara had sent nearly 150 vehicles with \ncommandos and ammunition to reinforce its observation posts in Syria’s \nIdlib.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\tSyrian forces enter key city of Saraqib in latest advance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\tMeanwhile, Syrian government forces on Thursday entered Saraqib city \nin Idlib province in the latest push to capture the last militant \nstronghold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\tSyria\u2019s official news agency SANA reported that army soldiers entered\n Saraqib from many directions, and bomb disposal units are now combing \nthe liberated area for hidden ordnance and explosive devices, which \nterrorists have arguably planted there to slow down the advance of \ngovernment forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\u2018Damascus duty-bound to rescue Syrian citizens in Idlib from terrorism\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\tSeparately, Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations, \nBashar al-Jaafari, said the Damascus government is duty-bound to \nliberate Syrians from the clutches of terrorist groups in the country\u2019s \nnorthwestern province of Idlib and purge the entire Syrian territory of \nterror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\tAl-Jaafari: Syria won\u2019t hesitate in carrying out its duty to rescue citizens in Idleb from terrorismhttps:\/\/t.co\/bHLYHpTwUr<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014 SANAEnglishOfficial (@SANAEnOfficial) February 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\tSpeaking at a UN Security Council\u2019s session on the situation in Syria\n on Thursday, Jaafari said some permanent members of the world body are \ntrying to turn the council into a platform for the US-led NATO military \nalliance in order to stir incitement against Syria, and exert all forms \nof pressure on the crisis-hit Arab country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\tWhilst some countries have called for an urgent Security Council \nmeeting on Idlib, they forget all about Turkey\u2019s occupation, aggression,\n and looting in Syria besides its support for terrorism, attempts to \nsettle down foreign terrorists inside the country after displacing local\n residents, and imposing a demographic change similar to the Tel Aviv \nregime\u2019s practice against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied \nterritories, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\tJaafari underlined that improving the humanitarian situation in Syria\n requires the cessation of support for terrorism, aggression and \noccupation, in addition to backing up the Damascus government\u2019s efforts \nin the fight against terrorism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Turkish military forces have reportedly constructed a base in Syria\u2019s embattled northwestern province of Idlib, and a Turkish army convoy consisting of dozens of military vehicles, troop carriers, tanks and soldiers has arrived at the installation. Arabic-language Arabi 21 online newspaper, citing local sources, reported that the base has been constructed at Taftanaz Air Base, which lies 2.7 kilometers (1.7 miles) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,1],"tags":[1008,22,1047,1048,1049],"yoast_head":"\n
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\n\t\t\tHe added that Turkish troops intend to block the way for Syrian \ngovernment forces and their allied fighters from popular defense groups \nto gain control of the base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n