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→Turkey: Syrian jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies reached the country's second city of Aleppo
===Turkey===
===Turkey===
The Turkish government has condemned the war in Syria. Also, they house 1.5 million refugees from Syria. In October, Syria shelled a Turkish border town killing five civilians. Turkey's Parliament authorized military operations against Syria. The bill opens the way for unilateral action by Turkey's armed forces inside Syria.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121004174349/https://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/04/turkey-wont-declare-war-on-syria-despite-shelling-official-says-642342356/ Turkey authorizes military operations in Syria]. Published October 04, 2012. ''Associated Press''</ref> Turkey responded by shelling Syria for five days. Earlier in 2012, Syria shot down a Turkish fighter plane killing two pilots.
The Turkish government backs some of the rebels.
It houses 1.5 million refugees from Syria. In October, Syria shelled a Turkish border town killing five civilians. Turkey's Parliament authorized military operations against Syria. The bill opens the way for unilateral action by Turkey's armed forces inside Syria.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121004174349/https://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/04/turkey-wont-declare-war-on-syria-despite-shelling-official-says-642342356/ Turkey authorizes military operations in Syria]. Published October 04, 2012. ''Associated Press''</ref> Turkey responded by shelling Syria for five days. Earlier in 2012, Syria shot down a Turkish fighter plane killing two pilots.
Turkish jets scrambled as tanks and artillery of its Fifth Armored Brigade shelled ISIS militants across the border in response to a suicide bombing in Turkey killing 32 people.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/24/world/europe/turkey-isis-us-airstrikes-syria.html?_r=1 U.S. Jets to Use Turkish Bases in War on ISIS, NYT, July 23, 2015]</ref>
Turkish jets scrambled as tanks and artillery of its Fifth Armored Brigade shelled ISIS militants across the border in response to a suicide bombing in Turkey killing 32 people.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/24/world/europe/turkey-isis-us-airstrikes-syria.html?_r=1 U.S. Jets to Use Turkish Bases in War on ISIS, NYT, July 23, 2015]</ref>
Islamic State fighters fired on a Turkish border outpost in the Kilis region, killing one Turkish soldier and wounding five.
Islamic State fighters fired on a Turkish border outpost in the Kilis region, killing one Turkish soldier and wounding five.
On Nov 27, 2024, rebels, including those backed, trained/financed by Turkey, had attacked Aleppo.
The insurgents, led by the Salafi jihadi group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and including Turkey-backed fighters, launched their shock offensive.<ref>
Sarah El Deeb, [https://apnews.com/article/syria-insurgents-aleppo-iran-russia-turkey-abff93e4f415ebfd827d49b1a90818e8 After entering Aleppo, Syrian insurgents advance to a nearby province. Assad says he’ll defeat them]. ''AP''
December 1, 2024.<blockquote><small>
A huge embarrassment for Assad
The swift and surprise offensive is a huge embarrassment for Syria’s President Bashar Assad and raises questions about his armed forces’ preparedness. The insurgent offensive launched from their stronghold in the country’s northwest appeared to have been planned for years. It also comes at a time when Assad’s allies were preoccupied with their own conflicts...
The insurgents, led by the Salafi jihadi group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and including Turkey-backed fighters, launched their shock offensive on Wednesday. They first staged a two-pronged attack in Aleppo and the Idlib countryside, entering Aleppo two days later and securing a strategic town that lies on the highway that links Syria’s largest city to the capital and the coast.</small></blockquote></ref>
Syrian jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies reached the country's second city of Aleppo two days later.<ref>[https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241129-syria-jihadists-allies-shell-aleppo-in-shock-offensive Rebels reach Syria's second city of Aleppo as deadly campaign continues]. ''France 24'', Nov 29, 2024.
<blockquote><small>Syrian jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies reached the country's second city of Aleppo on Friday as they pushed ahead with their lightning advance. The rebels have seized more than 50 towns and villages in northern Syria, according to a monitoring group after launching a major offensive against government troops on Wednesday.</small></blockquote></ref>
===UN deadlock===
===UN deadlock===