Azaz District

Turkey-allied Syrian rebels said on Sept. 22 they would cooperate with Turkish diplomatic efforts that have halted a Russian-backed government offensive in Idlib, but they will not surrender their weapons or territory.

Turkey has firmly rejected French President Emmanuel Macron's bid to mediate between the Turkish government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) while calling on Paris to take a clear stance against all of forms of terror.

Turkey dispatched 180 commandos to the Syrian city of Al-Bab on Nov. 30, the military stated.

The Atlantic Council released a very interesting analysis on the Russian-Turkish relation regarding Syria.

Militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group seized five villages from Syrian rebels close to the Turkish border April 27, further weakening the rebels' foothold in the Aleppo area.
     

Syria's government on Feb. 14 condemned Turkey for two days of shelling targeting mainly Kurdish forces in the northern province of Aleppo and urged the United Nations to act, state media said.