Syria News February 5, 2020. Erdogan delivered a military ultimatum to Syria and Russia, Khmeimim air base attacked again

The latest news of the fighting in Syria on February 5, 2020

Erdogan threatens Russia and Syria with strikes

Turkey officially delivered an ultimatum to Russia and Syria on Idlib, demanding that troops be immediately withdrawn from all Turkish observation posts in the territory of the Arab Republic, which provides for the transfer of liberated territories to terrorists with a total area of ​​several thousand square kilometers.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges Syria to withdraw its troops from its military observation posts in northwestern Idlib province where clashes have intensified in recent days.https://t.co/M8jsJZo80S pic.twitter.com/flCaERdRUx

- Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) February 5, 2020

“If before the end of February the forces of the Bashar al-Assad regime do not retreat beyond the observation posts of the Turkish Armed Forces in the Idlib de-escalation zone, then Turkey will be forced to do this (supplant the SAA) on its own”- said Recep Erdogan, noting that he had warned Putin about his intentions and, in fact, put forward an ultimatum to the Russian military.

Among other things, the Turkish leader said that in case of failure to comply with the requirements, Turkey will begin to engage combat aircraft.

Khmeimim air base again attacked

Sources report the activation of air defense systems on the territory of the Russian military air base "Khmeimim." This, presumably. Is about an attempt to attack the Russian military airfield with drones, which has already been undertaken by terrorists.

At the moment, there are no details on this subject, however, in this way, the militants intend to stop the strikes by the Russian air forces.