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Clashes between Syrian opposition groups the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have intensified around the tomb of Suleyman Shah in the city of Aleppo.
According to Article 9 of the Treaty of Ankara (1921) signed between France and Turkey, the tomb of Suleyman Shah is officially Turkish territory, which is appointed with Turkish guardians and hosts the Turkish flag.
Turkish troops have therefore upped their presence around the tomb, preparing for the possibility on an attack, as gun battles between the two rival opposition groups rage around the town of Karakozak.
Turkmen tribal leader Suleyman at-Turkmani warned that the ISIL had previously destroyed the tombs of saints in Tel Abyad and could turn on the Suleyman Shah's tomb, putting Turkish soldiers stations at the tomb in great danger.
Turkmani urgently called on Turkey and the Istanbul-based Syrian National Coalition opposition group to protect Islamic heritage sites and protect Turkmens from attacks by regime forces and the ISIL.
The Tomb of Suleyman Shah is the supposed burial place of Suleyman Shah, the grandfather of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.
On 5 August 2013 the Syrian civil war promted Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to warn that any attack on the tomb would be considered an attack on Turkey as well as an attack on a NATO-member state.
The Location of the tomb is circled below.
Aleppo clashes threaten to spill into Turkish territory | Middle East | Worldbulletin News
Suriye'deki Süleyman Şah Türbesi çevresinde çatışma - Hürriyet DÜNYA
According to Article 9 of the Treaty of Ankara (1921) signed between France and Turkey, the tomb of Suleyman Shah is officially Turkish territory, which is appointed with Turkish guardians and hosts the Turkish flag.
Turkish troops have therefore upped their presence around the tomb, preparing for the possibility on an attack, as gun battles between the two rival opposition groups rage around the town of Karakozak.
Turkmen tribal leader Suleyman at-Turkmani warned that the ISIL had previously destroyed the tombs of saints in Tel Abyad and could turn on the Suleyman Shah's tomb, putting Turkish soldiers stations at the tomb in great danger.
Turkmani urgently called on Turkey and the Istanbul-based Syrian National Coalition opposition group to protect Islamic heritage sites and protect Turkmens from attacks by regime forces and the ISIL.
The Tomb of Suleyman Shah is the supposed burial place of Suleyman Shah, the grandfather of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.
On 5 August 2013 the Syrian civil war promted Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to warn that any attack on the tomb would be considered an attack on Turkey as well as an attack on a NATO-member state.
The Location of the tomb is circled below.
Aleppo clashes threaten to spill into Turkish territory | Middle East | Worldbulletin News
Suriye'deki Süleyman Şah Türbesi çevresinde çatışma - Hürriyet DÜNYA
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