Turkey’s Foreign Ministry summoned the charge d’affaires of the United States, Philip Kosnett, today, making him the third foreign envoy to be called in the past 24 hours amid rising tensions with Russia over the Syrian government’s ongoing offensive in Idlib.
On Tuesday, Turkey gathered Russia and Iran’s ambassadors to air its displeasure, saying the offensive must be called off immediately. Turkey is protesting the Syrian regime's advances against the biggest remaining opposition stronghold in Syria on the grounds that regime troops are targeting jihadis and moderate rebels alike, thus undermining efforts to negotiate a peaceful solution to the Syrian conflict.