Chiefs of Russian, Turkish General Staff to mull Syrian issue
By Trend
Valery Gerasimov, army general, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, arrived in Turkey, the Turkish TRT Haber TV channel reported on September 15.
According to the TV channel, as part of the visit to Ankara, Gerasimov plans to meet with Hulusi Akar, chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces.
Gerasimov and Akar will discuss the aspects of the settlement of the Syrian crisis, the message said.
On Aug. 24 morning, the Turkish Air Force, with the support of the coalition aircraft, launched an operation to liberate the city of Jarabulus from the IS militants in northern Syria, near Aleppo. The operation was dubbed the Shield of the Euphrates.
Syria has been suffering from an armed conflict since March 2011, which, according to the UN, has so far claimed over 500,000 lives.
Militants from various armed groups are confronting the Syrian government troops. The “Islamic State” (IS, ISIL, ISIS or Daesh), the YPG and the PYD are the most active terrorist groups in Syria.
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