It is reported by Anadolu Agency citing local sources that the Turkish Armed Forces targeted the Syrian military airport in Aleppo.
According to the cited source, the Turkish Armed Forces used armed drones and fire support vehicles to target the Al-Nayrab military airport, which Syrian air force frequently used in Idlib battle.
The cited source added that the Syrian army transported aircraft and equipment to Al-Nayrab from the Kuweires military airport in eastern Aleppo.
It the news is true, Syrian forces’ range of action will be further restricted.
In another development on 1 March 2020, Turkish defense minister Hulusi Akar declared that Turkey launched Operation Spring Shield in Syria’s Idlib in response to the recent Syrian attack on Turkish troops in the region, where 34 Turkish soldiers were killed by Syrian airstrike.
Analysts believe that Turkish forces want to push the Syrian Army back from all the areas that it had captured from anti-government forces since October 2018 Sochi agreement to set up a war-free buffer zone in Greater Idlib. Turkey also wants to create a 30km-deep ‘security zone’ in Idlib. On 5 March 2020, Turkish and Russian leaders will meet to discuss the situation in Idlib and Turkey may aim to gain a status of a decisive factor and actor in Syrian war before sitting on the negotiation table.