Syria Regime accuses Turkey of direct involvement in Latakia

The Assad regime has accused Turkey of direct involvement in “terrorism”, following the launch of an insurgent offensive in Latakia Province in western Syria.

The Islamic Front, the largest insurgent bloc, announced the start of the offensive on Friday. Opposition fighters soon announced the capture of the Kassab crossing on the Turkish border.

Syria’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar al-Jaafari, sent letters to the UN Secretary-General and the head of the Security Council asserting

Al-Jaafari demanded that the Security Council condemn the “terrorist attack” and Turkish involvement, forcing Ankara to refrain from any assistance to the insurgency. EA World View