Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar warns force will be used against those who break the ceasefire in Syria's Idlib
Turkish military vehicles enter the Bab al Hawa crossing at the Syrian-Turkish border, in Idlib governorate, Syria, February 9, 2020.
"Force will be used against those who do not comply with the ceasefire, including radicals, and all measures will be taken," he added. "I would like to say once again that all measures to ensure a permanent ceasefire, including the use of force when necessary, will be taken," he said. Akar also said that Turkey is doing all it can to hold the ceasefire, to control a new wave of the refugee influx, and to stop the bloodshed.
Turkey has since retaliated for both attacks, hitting scores of targets and killing some 200 Assad regime troops.
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