Canikli said Turkey’s goal is to create a no-fly zone over the area that would enable the resettlement of Syrian refugees there and has discussed the idea with other countries.
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Political analyst Mark Sleboda added that the USA continues to demand regime change in Syria, while the Russian position supports the current government. The Kurds are also battling IS, and have seized a swath of territory along the border.
Meanwhile, in a fresh wave of attacks, at least 29 people have been killed by bombings in Tadif and al-Sukkari, according to the independent monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Ibrahem Alhaj, a member of the Syria Civil Defence – or White Helmets – emergency response team, said he had arrived in the crowded al-Sukkari neighborhood shortly after a helicopter dropped barrels containing what he said were four chlorine cylinders.
At least two people died in the attack, which witnesses said was carried out by government forces in the rebel-held section of Aleppo.
One of the two dead, 13-year-old Hajer Kyali, had been in intensive care but died Wednesday afternoon.
Wednesday’s airstrikes struck the market, a mosque, a street and a roundabout in the rebel-occupied neighborhood, the activist said.
Washington wants Syria’s air force grounded, leaving air strikes to USA and Russian jets that would focus on targeting Islamic State and other groups that were part of any ceasefire. The proposal then calls for Syria’s political and armed opposition factions to form an 18-month interim government that would rule until democratic elections can be held. It is unclear whether rebels had shot the helicopter down.
In late August, according to CNN, an investigation by the United Nations stated that both the Syrian national air force and ISIS militants have used chemical weapons in Syria. ‘It’s chlorine, ‘ they were saying.
They also accused the jihadist group Islamic State (EIS) to have used mustard gas in Marea, in the province of Aleppo, in northern Syria, August 21, 2015.
Earlier last month, Russian Federation said Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki militant group, considered by Washington as “moderate opposition”, launched poisonous materials from Sukkari toward the eastern part of Aleppo, leaving seven people dead and over 20 others injured. Her fascial bones were broken. He said he himself had difficulty breathing and used a mask soaked in salt water to prevent irritation.
Sahloul visited the town of Sarmin in Idlib past year soon after an attack that bore all the hallmarks of chlorine use. It was also not clear, according to the newspaper, how people knew that whatever gas it was that might have been dropped was “chlorine gas”. He says a field hospital will become operational very soon. The Russian and the Syrian air forces are the only two operating over Aleppo.
“The Russian Foreign Ministry has stated that Turkish actions “could further complicate an already challenging military and political situation in Syria and negatively affect global efforts to devise a settlement platform that would ensure a more sustainable ceasefire, uninterrupted humanitarian access and would provide a solid foundation for conciliation and overcoming the crisis in this country”.
There has been another reported chemical weapon attack in Syria.
The Civil Defense have lost over 137 personnel in the line of duty, many in “double tap” attacks, where warplanes strike targets twice to maximize casualties as crowds gather.
Johnson says in The Times column that Assad can have no part in a future government in Syria.
Carter told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour Wednesday that Russian Federation will bear responsibility for Assad’s actions Syria.
The main Syrian opposition group, the Higher Negotiation Committee (HNC) met with global foreign leaders in London today to try and launch a blueprint for peace. The goal is to develop a signed agreement on the “basic principles” of the transition process.
The HNC insists that Assad and his ruling clique would have to stand aside after six months, something the Syrian government dismisses as not credible.
Russian Federation is reportedly stalling on the implementation of a ceasefire plan put forth weeks ago. The Observatory’s chief, Rami Abdurrahman, said he could not ascertain if it was chlorine gas attack.
Al-Hamdo said that some people at the scene had reached such a level of despair – having concluded that publicizing such attacks brings no help from the outside world and may even bring more danger – that they tried to stop him from filming. “They were just coughing intensely and having trouble breathing, and there was this smell as if a swimming pool had exploded in the area”.
The worldwide chemical weapons watchdog said it was “disturbed” by reports of chlorine gas use in an air raid Tuesday in al-Sukari. His words were reported by Hurriyet and several other Turkish newspapers on Wednesday.
Deputy State Department Spokesman Mark Toner said Tuesday that the USA wanted to put the finishing touches on the deal, but added that while progress had been made, gaps remain.
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OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) said figures from a camp coordination group show almost half of the displaced from Hama arrived in the neighboring rebel-held Idlib province.
