Lavrov: Attacks by terrorists in Syria’s Idlib would be crushed

Russia has military servicemen stationed on the ground in Syria’s region of Idlib and is following the situation there closely, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Attacks by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham militants in Idlib will be crushed, Turkey has been notified about that, Lavrov was quoted by Sputnik news agency as saying.

Moscow notified Ankara that Russia would suppress any attacks by militants in the de-escalation zone in Syria’s Idlib.

“Jointly with our Turkish colleagues, to stop regular violations by these terrorists of the cessation of hostilities regime, although it does not extend to them, we have made it clear that if they carry out attacks from this zone, they will be severely suppressed.

Throughout this year, these provocations have not stopped,” Lavrov said.

“In all cases, Turkish colleagues were warned that we would respond, and this practice can’t stop, because the agreement on Idlib does not provide for an extension of the ceasefire regime to terrorists,” he said.