Military presence of Turkey in northwestern Syria - in pictures

  • Turkish soldiers on patrol in the Syrian village of Ram Hamdan, north of the city of Idlib. All photos: AFP
    Turkish soldiers on patrol in the Syrian village of Ram Hamdan, north of the city of Idlib. All photos: AFP
  • Displaced Syrian children watch Turkish soldiers near the town of Batabu on the road linking Idlib to the Syrian Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey.
    Displaced Syrian children watch Turkish soldiers near the town of Batabu on the road linking Idlib to the Syrian Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey.
  • Turkish soldiers keep watch as vehicles from a joint Russian-Turkish patrol pass through the outskirts of the rebel-held town of Ariha in Syria's north-west Idlib province.
    Turkish soldiers keep watch as vehicles from a joint Russian-Turkish patrol pass through the outskirts of the rebel-held town of Ariha in Syria's north-west Idlib province.
  • Turkish soldiers secure a section of the M4 motorway near Ariha in Idlib province.
    Turkish soldiers secure a section of the M4 motorway near Ariha in Idlib province.
  • Turkish soldiers patrol on Arbaeen hill overlooking Ariha in the southern countryside of Idlib province, Syria.
    Turkish soldiers patrol on Arbaeen hill overlooking Ariha in the southern countryside of Idlib province, Syria.
  • Turkish soldiers on guard on a bridge overlooking a section of the M4 motorway.
    Turkish soldiers on guard on a bridge overlooking a section of the M4 motorway.
  • Turkish soldiers secure a section of the M4 to allow joint Russian-Turkish patrol to pass.
    Turkish soldiers secure a section of the M4 to allow joint Russian-Turkish patrol to pass.