Turkish Armed Forces have set up their ninth observation post in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, the military announced on its Twitter account on Saturday.
“The ninth observation post has been set up in Idlib,” the Turkish General Staff said in a tweet.
According to the Anadolu news agency, a military convoy of 100 vehicles crossed the Turkish-Syrian border on Saturday morning and reached the post, which is located in the Morek region in 88 kilometres (54.6 miles) from the border. The Syrian government forces and Iran-supported militias are deployed just within three kilometres from the new observation post.
In general, Turkey seeks to gradually establish 12 observation posts from Idlib’s north to south.
There are currently four agreed de-escalation zones in Syria: the first in Idlib and parts of neighboring Latakia, Hama, and Aleppo provinces; the second in the north of the central Homs province; the third in Eastern Ghouta near Damascus; and the fourth in certain parts of the country’s southern Daraa and Quneitra provinces.
The agreement on the establishment of de-escalation zones has been reached by the Syrian ceasefire guarantor states — Iran, Russian and Turkey — as part of the Astana peace process for Syria.