Syria Conflict: 33 Turkish soldiers killed in Air Raid in Idlib

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At least 33 Turkish soldiers have been killed in an airstrike carried out by Syrian regime forces, officials in Turkey say. Thursday night's attack in Idlib marks a serious escalation in the direct conflict between Turkish and Russia-backed Syrian forces.



At least 50 Turkish soldiers have been killed in Idlib since the start of February - and Thursday was the deadliest day for Turkish forces since Ankara first intervened in Syria four years ago. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held an emergency security meeting in Ankara, and discussions have been held by phone with NATO's secretary general and America's national security adviser.

The airstrike came after a Russian delegation spent two days in Ankara for talks with Turkish officials on the situation in Idlib, where a Syrian government offensive has sent hundreds of thousands of civilians fleeing towards the Turkish border.

Last week, Sky News reported from inside Idlib, where more than 70 hospitals have been bombed out of action. Correspondent Alex Crawford said the scale of the humanitarian crisis is quite enormous - and one man told her "there is nowhere safe in Syria anymore".

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