Turkish raids targeting the de-escalation zone in northwest of Syria has killed 21 Iranian militia members, Anadolu Agency reported citing Iranian sources.
Iran's state TV confirmed the casualties saying they were members of the ‘Fatemiyoun’ and ‘Zainebiyoun’ pro-regime brigades and have been killed last Friday.
Iran’s Military Advisory Center (MAC) in Syria revealed on Sunday that the Turkish attacks continue in Idlib, calling on Ankara to use logic in handling the ongoing conflict and to act based on the Syrian people's best interest.
The Center issued orders to its forces not to respond militarily to Turkish raids, following the injury of Lebanese and Iranian members.
"We confirm once again that all Turkish troops fighting in Idlib are in our range and they are an easy target for us if we wanted to take revenge. However, we have called on our military leaders to act with self-restraint," MAC said in one of its statements.
The Turkish attacks killed 10 members from the Lebanese ‘Hezbollah’ in Idlib countryside and members from other militias including one from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed on Saturday afternoon with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani the updates in Idlib. Also, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Chavush Oglu discussed on Sunday the preparations for the two presidents’ meeting, Turkish sources said.
