Necessary measures taken along border with Syria's Idlib: Turkish PM

Ersin Çelik
14:3211/08/2017, Friday
U: 11/08/2017, Friday
REUTERS
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım

Turkey is taking necessary measures along its 150 km (90 mile) border with the Syrian province of Idlib, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Friday.

Yıldırım was speaking a day after Turkey's customs minister said Turkish authorities will limit movement of non-humanitarian goods at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing into Idlib because the Syrian side is controlled by a "terrorist organisation".

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday the border crossing would be kept open for humanitarian aid but weapons would not be allowed across.

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