Syrian Parliament Unanimously Recognises Armenian Genocide as Tensions With Turkey Rise – Report

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.