Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing

Turkish products are sent to Syria's Idlib through Cilvegözü border gate

At least 9,880 Syrians in Turkey have returned to their country through the Cilvegözü border gate in Turkey's southern Hatay province in the last three-and-a-half months, Turkish officials have said.

Turkish forces that entered Syria's Idlib province late on Thursday have started setting up observation positions that appear aimed at containing a Kurdish militia, a senior rebel involved in the operation said early on Friday, Reuters reported.

Syrian lands across from Turkey's Cilvegözü border gate is being controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which has roots in al-Qaeda.

How did this happen?

Turkey has limited cross-border movements at its Cilvegözü crossing on the Syrian border because the area "has been taken by a group that we consider a terrorist group," Customs Minister Bülent Tüfenkci stated on Aug. 10. 

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