On Saturday, Turkish forces in northern Syria finished installing a new military post in the eastern neighborhood of the town of Afs, east of Idlib, and supported it with 4 armored personnel carriers and 35 soldiers.
The importance of the new point comes because of its proximity to the international highway “m5” Damascus-Aleppo, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The observatory also indicated that with this step, the Turkish forces and the factions will be able to monitor the movements of the regime forces on the international road.
These developments came days following 400 fighters of the Turkish-backed “National Army” militia underwent a training course on Turkish-made armored vehicles and armored vehicles, in Al-Mastouma camp in Idlib, including the training of tank crews, which Turkish forces introduced for the first time within the scope of the training for fighters. Syrians.
According to the sources, the Turkish forces are preparing cadres capable of using various types of weapons and tracks, in preparation for their engagement in battles without the need for Turkish soldiers on the front lines, following training 200 Syrian fighters from the auxiliary factions, to use anti-armor of all kinds.