Συρία 16 10 2018 Ρώσσοι και Τούρκοι ελέγχουν την αποστρατιωτικοποιημένη ζώνη Ιντλίμπ

SYRIAN WAR REPORT – OCTOBER 16, 2018: IDLIB DEMILITARIZATION ZONE AGREEMENT REACHES ITS FIRST DEADLINE On October 15, a first deadline in the roadmap for implementation of the Idlib demilitarization agreement passed. According to this agreement, militant groups had to withdraw all their heavy weaponry and equipment from the declared 15-20km deep zone and halt any actions against Syrian government forces. By October 20, all members of radical militant groups, like Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its allies have to withdraw from the area. Turkish media has already claimed that all heavy weaponry had been withdrawn by the so-called opposition. Nonetheless, recent rocket and mortar strikes on government targets in northern Hama and southwestern Aleppo show that this is at least partly untrue. Furthermore, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other radicals are not hurrying to abandon their positions.