[[{"content_id":324022,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Tahir Al-Sham Concerned about Turkey's Lack of Support, Syrian Army's Imminent Operations","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Panic is growing among commanders of Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) over the Syrian army's imminent operations, sources affiliated to militants said, adding that their worries have grown since indications that Turkey might withdraw its support.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"As Reported by Qods News Agency (Qodsna) The Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper quoted sources affiliated to Tahrir al-Sham as saying on Monday that the group&#39;s commanders rest assured that the Syrian army will start a massive military operations in the weapons-free zone in the near future given the dispatch of different military equipment by the army to Northern Syria and Russia&#39;s bombing of militants&#39; arms caches and meetings.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThey added that Tahrir al-Sham commanders also fear that Turkey would withhold its support after the last Wednesday meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe sources said that Tahrir al-Sham has called for support from other militant groups, including Horras al-Din, Turkistani group and other foreign terrorists stationed in Syria, adding that their military aid will possibly be sent from Jisr al-Shaqour and Northeastern Lattakia to the fronts in Eastern Idlib, Northern Hama and Northwestern Hama.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPutin and&nbsp; Erdogan stated in their Wednesday meeting in Moscow that they had discussed steps needed to stabilize the situation in Syria&#39;s Idlib province where the joint battle against &quot;terrorist&quot; organizations would continue.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nEarlier on Wednesday, the Russian foreign ministry said the situation in the region, where Moscow and Ankara have tried to create a de-escalation zone, was rapidly deteriorating and that it was almost under the full control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) - a rebel group that was previously linked to al-Qaeda.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&quot;Unfortunately there are many problems there and we see them,&quot; Putin said, standing alongside Erdogan at a joint press conference following the meeting.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe added that Turkey was doing a lot to try to remedy the situation, but that more action by both Ankara and Moscow was required to &quot;liquidate the actions of terrorist groups&quot;.","content_html":"<p>As Reported by Qods News Agency (Qodsna) The Arabic-language al-Watan newspaper quoted sources affiliated to Tahrir al-Sham as saying on Monday that the group&#39;s commanders rest assured that the Syrian army will start a massive military operations in the weapons-free zone in the near future given the dispatch of different military equipment by the army to Northern Syria and Russia&#39;s bombing of militants&#39; arms caches and meetings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>They added that Tahrir al-Sham commanders also fear that Turkey would withhold its support after the last Wednesday meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The sources said that Tahrir al-Sham has called for support from other militant groups, including Horras al-Din, Turkistani group and other foreign terrorists stationed in Syria, adding that their military aid will possibly be sent from Jisr al-Shaqour and Northeastern Lattakia to the fronts in Eastern Idlib, Northern Hama and Northwestern Hama.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Putin and&nbsp; Erdogan stated in their Wednesday meeting in Moscow that they had discussed steps needed to stabilize the situation in Syria&#39;s Idlib province where the joint battle against &quot;terrorist&quot; organizations would continue.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier on Wednesday, the Russian foreign ministry said the situation in the region, where Moscow and Ankara have tried to create a de-escalation zone, was rapidly deteriorating and that it was almost under the full control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) - a rebel group that was previously linked to al-Qaeda.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Unfortunately there are many problems there and we see them,&quot; 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