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Turkey shells Islamic State positions in Syria: report
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Ankara (AFP) Feb 29, 2016


NATO chief voices concern over Syria truce violations
Kuwait City (AFP) Feb 29, 2016 - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed concern over reports of violations of a three-day-old ceasefire in Syria on Monday and urged all parties to respect the truce.

"We have seen encouraging signs that the ceasefire is largely holding, but at the same time we have seen some reports about violations," Stoltenberg told a press conference in Kuwait City.

"Of course, that is of concern because it is important that all sides should respect the agreement," which is the best way to renew efforts for a political solution to the devastating five-year conflict, he said.

The ceasefire deal was brokered by Moscow and Washington and took effect at midnight on Friday. It entered its third day largely intact on Monday despite accusations of violations from both sides.

Stoltenberg said NATO was also concerned about Russia's military buildup in Syria, where it has carried out a five-month bombing campaign in support of President Bashar al-Assad.

"We are concerned about the Russian military buildup we have seen in Syria," whether it is military or air force, he said.

The NATO chief said Russian air strikes had "mainly targeted" non-jihadist rebels rather than the Islamic State group, which has been targeted by a US-led coalition.

He said the Western alliance had no plans to send ground troops to Syria as part of the campaign against the jihadists.

Turkish armed forces shelled positions of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria in coordination with the US-led international anti-jihadist coalition, local media reported on Monday.

Turkish artillery fired 50 to 60 shells from howitzers positioned in its southern Kilis region against IS targets in the north of Syria's Aleppo province, the private Dogan news agency reported.

A fragile ceasefire has taken effect in Syria, but jihadists are excluded from it.

It was the first attack in several weeks since Turkey, a member of the international coalition against the IS group, stuck jihadist positions in Syria.

Turkish artillery have fired on IS targets in Syria and in Iraq after a deadly suicide attack in Istanbul's tourist hub of Sultanahmet in January.

The ceasefire deal in Syria, brokered by Russia and the United States, has been in place since Friday midnight. UN chief Ban Ki-moon said there been some incidents but the ceasefire was generally holding.

The deal does not apply to territory held by the IS group and Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front.

Turkish artillery has fired Kurdish militia forces this month, saying it was responding to incoming fire.

Ankara said the Syria truce should have excluded the People's Protection Units (YPG) militia, which it considers to be a terror group linked to its own Kurdish militants.

However the United States works closely with the YPG as the best fighting force on the ground in northern Syria the battle against IS.

The issue has caused major tensions between the two NATO allies, with Washington wanting Ankara to focus on the fight against IS jihadists rather than the Kurdish fighters.


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