Syria: 33 Turkish soldiers killed in Idlib after air strike

In Syria, at least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an air strike Syrian “regime forces in Idlib. Turkish officials blamed Damascus for the deadly air strikes while the Syrian army reported killing of over 1700 members of forces in last 17 days. Turkey has sent thousands of troops and heavy military hardware into northwest Idlib province to back rebels looking to hold back an offensive by the Syrian government and Russian forces aimed at taking back the rebel stronghold. Fighting between Russia-backed Syrian forces and Turkey-backed rebels have intensified in Syria’s northwestern province. However, multiple rounds of talk and negotiations are underway to deal with the crisis