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Turkey warns Syria 'not to play with fire' after strikes: minister

Published: 20 Aug 2019 - 02:30 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 08:01 am
Turkish military convoy is seen on August 19, 2019 in Syria's northern province of Idlib.  ?zzettin Idilbi - Anadolu

Turkish military convoy is seen on August 19, 2019 in Syria's northern province of Idlib. ?zzettin Idilbi - Anadolu

Ankara: Turkey warned Damascus on Tuesday "not to play with fire" a day after a Turkish military convoy was cut off by an air strike in northwest Syria.

"The regime should not play with fire... As we have previously said, we will do whatever is necessary to ensure the security of our soldiers and observation posts," Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in Ankara.