Escalation between Turkey and Russia in Syria?

[Petros Houhoulis]

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Charles Lister ‏Verified account @Charles_Lister

For now:
- #TSK armored convoys (including 6+ tanks) are stuck north of Khan Sheikhoun
- #Assad's #Russia-backed Tiger Forces are pressing hard towards the 1st of #Turkey's planned new OPs, called "Nimr"
The race is on & #Turkey-#Syria-#Russia tensions have never been so high

Charles Lister ‏Verified account @Charles_Lister 8h8 hours ago

I just got a message from a contact in #Idlib saying #Turkey F-16s are flying over #KhanSheikhoun right now, amid an #SAA offensive, strikes on #TSK convoys & possible #SNA reinforcements from N. #Aleppo.

Charles Lister‏Verified account @Charles_Lister 8h8 hours ago

#pt: The same contact said the heavy #TSK convoy stuck in #Hish got hit again by #SAA airstrikes about 45mins ago. No casualties.

Charles Lister‏Verified account @Charles_Lister 7h7 hours ago

Charles Lister Retweeted Yeni Şafak
#pt: The last reported #SAA strike on a #Turkey convoy in #Hish (approx 50mins ago) reportedly killed 3 civilians and wounded 12, per #Turkish media.

https://twitter.com/yenisafak/status...11759845257219

#SONDAKİKA Milli Savunma Bakanlığı: İdlib'de konvoyumuza hava saldırısı düzenlendi, 3 sivil öldü, 12 kişi yaralandı.

Milli Savunma Bakanlığı: Mevcut anlaşmalara ve Rusya ile aramızdaki işbirliği ve diyaloğa aykırı bu saldırıyı şiddetle kınıyoruz.

Charles Lister‏Verified account @Charles_Lister 5h5 hours ago

In addition to having 3 armored convoys in #Idlib & a brief flyover of F-16s, #Turkey also appears to have had 1-2 Bayraktar TB2 drones flying in close proximity to Khan Sheikhoun, sharing airspace with #Russia & #Syria jets.

BREAKING - pro-#Assad forces have captured the al-Nimr checkpoint, thereby (a) blocking #Turkey convoys from M5 access south & (b) de facto besieging #TSK observation post in #Morek.

Charles Lister‏Verified account @Charles_Lister 2h2 hours ago

BREAKING - opposition sources say a Grad rocket attack on #Russia's #Hmeymim AB in #Latakia, #Syria has killed a Russian "General." Little to verify that for now, but given events north of #KhanSheikhoun today, it'd escalate #Turkey-#Russia tensions markedly, if accurate.

NOTICE TO CANINES (NOT THAT YOU CAN GRASP WHAT I WRITE TO YOU, BUT... WHATEVER!!!)

WHILE YOU SHALL BE PUSHING THE KURDS DEEPER INTO THE DESERT, ASSAD AND HIS PAL, PUTIN, ARE GOING TO KICK YOUR AL-QAEDA ALLIES OUT OF THE FERTILE LANDS OF IDLIB, AND YOU'LL END UP WITH MORE ARABS THAN YOU CAN POSSIBLY IMAGINE.

I HOPE YOU SHALL ENJOY THEM, AS MUCH AS THEY SHALL ENJOY... YOU!!!