Syrian troops stepped up shelling of an opposition enclave in the southern city of Deraa in a bid to assert control over an area that has defied state authority since it was retaken three years ago, witnesses, the army and residents said.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Tuesday that he does not want to see fighting between the Syrian and Turkish militaries.
Turkey summoned the Russian and Iranian ambassadors to Ankara.
The Syrian army said it would suspend combat operations in the southern city of Deraa for 48 hours from Saturday, as mediators announced two separate attempts to convene new peace talks next month.
The Syrian army has expanded its control over former Daesh-held villages in northwest Syria, gaining more territory as it pushes back the jihadists from more pockets in Aleppo province, state media said on Saturday.
Syria government supporters in the city's west celebrate as rebel lines collapse amid reports of summary executions; Aljazeera reported.
Senior Iranian official blasted US for attacking the Syrian army's military positions in Deir Ezzur, Syria.
The Daesh terrorist group (IS) launched a counter-attack against fighters trying to capture the Syrian city of Manbij on Monday, inflicting heavy casualties on the U.S.-backed forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the militants said; Reuters reported.
