Turkey says has hit only Islamic State targets since ceasefire started

Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Syrian government and Russia have been carrying out bombardments since the truce

ANKARA: Turkey has hit only Islamic State targets in Syria since the start of a ceasefire this weekend, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday, adding the Syrian government and Russia have been carrying out bombardments since the truce began.



Tanju Bilgic also told reporters at a briefing in Ankara that Russian claims of weapons being sent to Syria hidden in aid convoys from Turkey were not to be taken seriously and were designed to cover up for Russian war crimes.



Earlier, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that military ground operation in Syria by Turkey and Saudi Arabia is not on the agenda and any such move would need to involve all countries in the US-led coalition against Islamic State.