This is not the first time Russia and Turkey collide head-ons in Syria – in 2020, the countries quarreled heavily
Turkey and Russia are in conflict again. Collage “Today”
On the eve of the visit of Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Russian Federation (September 29) in Syria, the Turkish military fired at two Russian helicopters, but, however, failed to shoot down.
This is reported by the Syrian Human Rights Monitoring Center SOHR.
It is noted that Turkish forces attacked the helicopters with guided surface-to-air missiles as they hovered over the village of Al-Derdara (near the Russian base) north of Tal Tamr in Hasakah province.
The Russian helicopters quickly reacted to the shelling and fired heat traps – the Turks failed to shoot down the Russians and the helicopters left the dangerous area.
According to Al Arabiya, the appearance of Russian helicopters coincided with an intense rocket attack by Turkish-backed National Army militias in the area of Al-Derdara.
The events came after Russian aircraft raided the Turkish zones of influence in northern Syria for two days in a row in additional attempts to pressure Turkey and achieve political success ahead of the September 29 meeting of Presidents Erdogan and Putin.
Confrontation between Russia and Turkey in Syria
- In February 2020, Assad’s troops, supported by Russia, launched a powerful airstrike in the region of Idlib province. As a result, dozens of Turkish soldiers were killed. In response to these attacks, Turkish forces attacked the Syrian military from the ground and air.
- Ankara has stated that the attack on them in Syria is an attack on the North Atlantic Alliance. Then the US and NATO reacted sharply to the escalation of the conflict. But the Alliance refused to apply the fifth article on the protection of the ally, and in Russia they assured that they did not participate in the strike.
- The parties exchanged angry diplomatic statements, it came to ultimatums. In the Russian media, the then level of relations between Ankara and Moscow was called the worst since 2015. Read in our material why Russia and Turkey clashed in Syria in February 2020.
Meanwhile, Erdogan is expected to visit Putin on September 29, but this time he has a special subtext. First, the Turkish leader, during a speech at the UN General Assembly, spoke in support of the territorial integrity of Ukraine and said that Turkey would not recognize the annexation of Crimea. The Kremlin was very unhappy with his behavior. And now the aggravation of the conflict in Syria between the Russian Federation and Turkey.
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