28.02.2020, Moscow.
Turkish military forces were among attacking terrorists when they came under fire from the Syrian army, the Russian Defense Ministry reports to journalists on February 28.
“Turkish soldiers who were in the battle formations of terrorist groups came under the fire of Syrian troops”, the defense ministry said in a statement on Thursday, February 27. The incident took place near the village of Behun.
The Turkish side did not notify the Center for the Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria about the presence of their troops in that area, specified the Russian Defense Ministry.
Terrorists from the Khayyat Tahrir al-Sham (an organization banned in Russia) group carried out an attack.
The Russian Aerospace Force did not carry out the strike in this area, added the Russian Defense Ministry. And, the Russian military did everything for the Syrian army to cease fire when reports about the death of Turkish troops came out.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
