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muriel_volestrangler

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Thu Feb 27, 2020, 06:01 PM Feb 2020

Syria war: 22 Turkish troops killed in airstrike in Idlib

At least 22 Turkish soldiers have been killed in an airstrike by Syrian "regime forces", a Turkish provincial governor has said.

Several more were badly hurt in the attack in Idlib in the north-west, Hatay governor Rahmi Dogan said. Other reports put the death toll higher.

Turkey's president held a top-level security meeting after the strike.

Syrian forces are trying to retake Idlib from rebels who are backed by Turkish soldiers.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-51667717
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Syria war: 22 Turkish troops killed in airstrike in Idlib (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Feb 2020 OP
So Vlad okayed the Air Strikes, Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #1
Been following this on Twitter today. Adsos Letter Feb 2020 #2
So Turkey is Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #3
I don't know. Adsos Letter Feb 2020 #4
Appears Turkey Wellstone ruled Feb 2020 #5

Adsos Letter

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2. Been following this on Twitter today.
Thu Feb 27, 2020, 06:33 PM
Feb 2020

Some accounts are reporting that Turkey has opened its borders to allow refugees to move into western Europe.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
3. So Turkey is
Thu Feb 27, 2020, 06:36 PM
Feb 2020

deadly afraid of the Syrian/Russian escalation and they want the refugees out for free of a Major Uprising.

Adsos Letter

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4. I don't know.
Thu Feb 27, 2020, 06:38 PM
Feb 2020

Most of what I read sounded like Turkey is trying to pressure the west (NATO?) into responding in Turkey's favor.

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