Over 50 Militants Cross Turkish Border to Join al-Nusra in Syria

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Al-Nusra militant groups in Syria recently received reinforcement with over 50 militants and three vehicles loaded with ammunition supplies that reportedly crossed the border "from the territory of Turkey," a Russian defense ministry statement said, citing local witnesses.

The reinforcements arrived to the city of Anadan near Aleppo, the information bulletin from the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, published by Russian Defense Ministry on Monday, said.

The report further added that al-Nusra militants continued their provocations in the north-west region of Aleppo. Terrorist groups tried to launch an offensive on Kurdish militia in the Sheikh Maqsood neighborhood, but after an hour and a half of fighting, they retreated to previously held positions.

The neighborhood has been shelled with both mortar and artillery fire six times, with over 30 mortar shells and 14 makeshift rockets having been fired. At least two civilians were killed in the attack, and six more injured, the Russian center for ceasefire observance said.

While Turkey, which has been actively engaged in the Syrian war since the outset, has repeatedly denied any claims that it is aiding terrorists there, a recent exclusive report by an RT Documentary crew who visited towns in northern Syria which had been liberated from the militants, suggested otherwise.

The journalists obtained documents which had been abandoned by retreating terrorists and found by the Kurds, and spoke to several witnesses. They also provided insight into how and where foreign militants had been entering Syria to join terrorist groups there. The film showed the passports of the deceased or escaped militants who arrived from all over the world. Many of those documents contained entry stamps issued at Turkish border checkpoints.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team