Turkey Says Assad's Force Attacked One of Its Military Outposts

(Bloomberg) -- A Turkish military checkpoint in Syria’s northwest province of Idlib came under artillery and mortar fire from forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Turkey responded with heavy weapons to repel the attack that took place in the Murak region, the ministry said in a statement, adding there were no casualties.

Turkey has set up several checkpoints in the border region of Idlib under a deal between Russia and Turkey and some of those have come under shelling from Assad’s forces in recent weeks. The recent advance by Russian-backed Syrian government forces has created strains with Moscow at a critical moment amid Turkey’s planned purchase of a Russian missile system.

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