The deadly incident highlights the increasing volatility in the Syrian province and could prompt military escalation
ISTANBUL — At least 29 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria’s embattled Idlib province late Thursday in a Syrian government airstrike, the governor of Turkey’s nearby Hatay province said.
The death toll was the highest for Turkish forces in a single day since Turkey began ramping up the deployment of troops to Idlib earlier this month. Turkey has been trying to halt a rapid advance by the Syrian army across Idlib province and nearby areas, which have been held by rebels opposing the government of Syrian Pres. Bashar al-Assad.and sent hundreds of thousands of displaced Syrians fleeing toward the Turkish border. Russia, which is the Syrian government’s principal ally, has provided military support for the Syrian advance.
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