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Sarp Ozer   | 09.03.2020

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ANKARA
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Turkey is prepared to "use force against those who violate the cease-fire" recently enforced in
Idlib, northwestern Syria, a security source said on Monday.
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Turkey and Russia announced a cease-fire that came into effect at midnight last Thursday,
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following days of clashes between the Turkish military and Syrian regime forces.

 The agreement came after a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his
Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow last week.

“The cease-fire aims to halt regime attacks that endanger the safety of Turkey and the region,
and pose the risk of causing an even graver humanitarian crisis in Idlib,” said the security
source, who requested anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

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 “We are aware of the regime's attempts to violate the cease-fire; we are monitoring them
closely. As the guarantor country, we expect Russia to ensure that the regime fully complies
with the points specified in the agreement.”

As part of the agreement, all military activities will end in Idlib and a security corridor will be
established six kilometers (3.7 miles) deep to the north and to the south from the M4 highway.

The highway, also known as the Aleppo-Al Hasakah road, is about 30 kilometers (19 miles)
from Turkey's border.

Joint Turkish-Russian patrols along the M4 highway will also begin on March 15, from the
settlement of Trumba -- two kilometers (1.2 miles) to the west of Saraqib -- to the settlement
of Ain al-Havr.

*Writing by Merve Aydogan in Ankara

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