Syria in 2017 (April-December)

[OUTLAW 09]

CrowBat...anything on this development since last night?

BREAKING: Opposition source tells Rudaw reporter that Turkish army will be deployed tonight to Syria's Idlib to enforce de-escalation zones

Lots of chatter that #Turkey is considering interfering in #Idlib in order to separate opposition forces from #HTS - as per #Astana plan.

Concurrently, rumor is rife in #Idlib that #HTS may be preparing for attacks on Faylaq al-Sham, the most powerful FSA group in area.

Tensions between #HTS & the opposition have been constant since Jan '17 - but intensified lately as FSA groups consider unity/ops room.

Depending on substance of rumors, #HTS may pre-emptively attack potential threats (again); or build tensions enough to deter #Turkey.

Idlib: If #Turkey would enter #Idlib Province, the Turkish army would come with 1000s of soldiers and dozens of main battle tanks.

So, if you see only 30 soldiers and 2 tanks at the Turkish - Syrian border, it's clear that they will not enter "in the coming hours".