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The Turkish Ministry of National Defense on Thursday emphasized ongoing measures to maintain stability in northern Syria during its weekly press briefing.
Rear Admiral Zeki Akturk, Press Advisor for the Ministry, stated, "All necessary measures are being taken by our troops to maintain stability in the region, and we continue to closely cooperate and coordinate with our counterparts in the region from the very beginning of the process."
The latest developments and the situation that has emerged are problems that have not been resolved for a long time due to the demands of the opposition and the regime's disregard for them, and that stem from Syria's internal dynamics.
Turkish Ministry of Defense
HAMA, SYRIA - DECEMBER 4: Armed groups, opposing Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime, continue to moving on towards Hama city center, in Hama, Syria on December 4, 2024. Anti-regime armed groups clashed with Assad regime forces about 5 kilometers outside the city center of Hama in Syria and took control of 4 more villages.
This picture shows a destroyed Syrian regime military aircraft on the tarmac at the Kweyris military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 3, 2024. - A war monitor on December 1 said Ankara-backed groups seized control of the towns of Safireh and Khanasser southeast of Aleppo from government forces, and also took the Kweyris military airport. (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP)
People drive a motorcycle past abandoned Syrian army military equipment and vehicles, after anti-government fighters reached al-Safirah town southeast of Syria's Aleppo city on December 3, 2024. - On November 27, the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) alliance led a major offensive snatching Syria's second city Aleppo and dozens of towns and villages from government control, after years of regime gains in successive Russian-backed military campaigns. (Photo by Aref TAMMAWI / AFP)" alt="We expect counterparts to respect treaties in northern Syria: Turkish Defense Ministry">
HAMA, SYRIA - DECEMBER 4: Armed groups, opposing Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime, continue to moving on towards Hama city center, in Hama, Syria on December 4, 2024. Anti-regime armed groups clashed with Assad regime forces about 5 kilometers outside the city center of Hama in Syria and took control of 4 more villages.This picture shows a destroyed Syrian regime military aircraft on the tarmac at the Kweyris military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 3, 2024. - A war monitor on December 1 said Ankara-backed groups seized control of the towns of Safireh and Khanasser southeast of Aleppo from government forces, and also took the Kweyris military airport. (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP)People drive a motorcycle past abandoned Syrian army military equipment and vehicles, after anti-government fighters reached al-Safirah town southeast of Syria's Aleppo city on December 3, 2024. - On November 27, the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) alliance led a major offensive snatching Syria's second city Aleppo and dozens of towns and villages from government control, after years of regime gains in successive Russian-backed military campaigns. (Photo by Aref TAMMAWI / AFP)
Akturk addressed the recent activities of opposition groups in the Aleppo region, linking the developments to Syria's unresolved internal dynamics. He emphasized that Türkiye:
In this context, we emphasize once again that we abide by the agreements we have made in the operation zones in northern Syria and expect our counterparts to do the same, that we support the territorial integrity of Syria, that we will not allow the PKK/YPG terrorist organization, which poses a grave threat to Syria's territorial integrity, sovereignty, and the security of our region, to benefit from the instability in the region, and that our position on combating terrorist organizations present in the region is clear.
Turkish Ministry of Defense
“The Turkish Armed Forces remain committed to combating terrorism and maintaining stability in the region,” he added.
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