12:05 GMT 13.02.2020
The overwhelmingly symbolic move comes in the wake of a serious escalation in northwestern Syria, where Turkish and Syrian troops have been trading fire in the rebel-held province of Idlib.
The People’s Council of Syria, the nation’s unicameral parliament, has backed a resolution condemning as genocide the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks during WWI.
The lawmakers have passed the motion unanimously, the state-run SANA news agency reports.
It comes as Syrian and Turkish government forces found themselves on a collision course in Idlib, the last enclave outside of Bashar al-Assad’s control, currently held by the jihadist terror group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham.
While troops loyal to President Assad and backed by Russia are advancing on the positions of terrorists, Turkey deployed its troops to Idlib, ostensibly to protect civilians and prevent an exodus of refugees.
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