ALEPPO — The defense minister in the Syrian opposition's self-styled interim government, Maj. Gen. Salim Idris, said Feb. 22 that the opposition forces are ready to confront any military development in northwestern Syria.
“We affirm that the Free Syrian Army [FSA] is fully prepared to duly retaliate against any attacks on the liberated areas once they occur,” Idris said in a statement published by the Turkish-backed FSA's directorate of moral guidance.