![A general view taken with a drone shows a mosque where forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are stationed in Aleppo's government-controlled area of al-Masharqa, Syria October 20, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]](https://b1551886.assetcdn.net/2.0/1551886/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/f8bc126e4b4e1973b04802.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1 "A general view taken with a drone shows a mosque where forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are stationed in Aleppo's government-controlled area of al-Masharqa, Syria October 20, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]")
The general command of the Syrian army said the Turkish airstrikes on towns and villages in the northern countryside of Aleppo had targeted “innocent people” and constituted a “dangerous development that will further complicate the situation.”
![A general view taken with a drone shows a mosque where forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are stationed in Aleppo's government-controlled area of al-Masharqa, Syria October 20, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]](https://newsghana1.tempurl.host/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/f8bc126e4b4e1973b04802.jpg)
“Any further violation to the Syrian airspace by the Turkish warplanes will be dealt with by downing them with all possible means,” the statement said.
The Turkish air forces and tanks have been backing several rebel groups in an operation dubbed the Euphrates Shield, which aims primarily at thwarting the advance of the Kurdish forces near the Turkish borders, and dislodge the Islamic State (IS) group from the areas they hold in northern Syria.
Source: Xinhua/NewsGhana.com.gh
