Turkey sends massive convoy of sitting ducks to Khan Sheikhoun

One wonders about the Turkish Army officers who put together that convoy. Had they never heard of airplanes? Anyhow, the duck shoot is already old news but still fun to read about although the Syrian government didn't find it funny; they're hopping mad about Turkey's intervention.

Syrian, Russian Fighter Jets Pound, Block Turkish Army's Military Convoy to Khan Sheikhoun

August 19, 2019

FARS News

TEHRAN (FNA)- A massive Turkish Army military convoy destined for Tahrir al-Sham al-Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) terrorists in Khan Sheikhoun was stopped under air raids by Russian and Syrian warplanes on Monday.

Russia's Documents Center quoted special sources as saying that as soon as the Turkish military convoy arrived near Ma'aret al-Numan from Saraqib region to support Tahrir al-Sham's movement towards Khan Sheikhoun city, it faced warning airstrikes near Khan Sheikhoun and was forced to halt its movement.

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The Turkish military convoy comprised 28 military vehicles, tanks, and trucks carrying different types of weapons, missiles, and military equipment as well as several armored personnel carriers.

Battlefield sources ... added that massive military convoys of the National Liberation Army affiliated to Ankara were also sent to the Southern battlefront of Idlib and Northern Hama from Afrin in Northern Aleppo to block the Syrian Army advances.

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From an Al-Masdar News report I linked to in the wee hours yesterday, I think the above passage refers to a massive convoy stuffed with fighters from the "Turkish-backed 1st Corps of the Free Syrian Army (FSA)." From the photo accompanying the AMN report the fighters looked like they were going on a picnic, and it seems they too were oblivious to the possibility of being bombed from above.

I found some parts of the FARS report a little hard to follow but this part is clear enough:

The Syrian Army’s advances come as terrorist groups are accusing each other of losing the regions in Idlib.

Next time, remember about the airplanes.

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