Damascus says 'determined to confront' Turkish attack

The Syrian government on Monday pledged to repel Turkish forces attacking its Russia-backed troops in northwestern Syria as tensions spike between Damascus and Ankara. "Syria is determined to confront the flagrant Turkish aggression," state news agency SANA reported a source at the foreign ministry as saying. Since December, Syrian regime forces have led a deadly military offensive against the last major opposition stronghold of Idlib, where Turkey supports some rebel groups.

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