33 Turkish Troops Killed In Syrian Airstrike (Update)

RFI: 33 Turkish troops killed in Syrian airstrike, NATO to hold emergency talks

Turkey has raised the death toll from a Syrian government airstrike on its forces in northwestern Syria the previous night to 33 Turkish troops, the highest number of Turkish soldiers killed in a single day since Ankara first intervened in the Syrian conflict in 2016.

The deaths, which came in an attack late Thursday, mark a serious escalation in the direct conflict between Turkish and Russia-backed Syrian forces that has been waged since early February. The earlier reported death toll was 29 troops.

Ambassadors from NATO countries are holding emergency talks this Friday at the request of Turkey, who is a member of the alliance.

Turkey is a main backer of the Syrian opposition while Russia has been giving military support to the Syrian government offensive in Idlib that has displaced about 950,000 people and left hundreds of civilians dead.

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WNU Editor: Russia is saying that these Turkish soldiers were mixing with militants .... Turkish troops shelled by Syrian forces were among militants — Russian top brass (TASS).

Update: I give this a 50-50 possibility .... Russia's Putin, Turkey's Erdogan could meet next week: RIA cites Kremlin (Reuters).

Update #2: This is not going to be effective .... Turkey blocks social media access for 16 hours after Syria airstrike (Euronews).

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