Two Turkish soldiers are killed in an air strike by Assad regime forces in Idlib, northwestern Syria
A view of a hole at damage site after Assad regime attacks in Ma’arrat Misrin residential area in Idlib, Syria on February 25, 2020. 17 civilians were killed after Assad regime forces' ground and air attacks in Idlib, a de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria.
According to various sources in the region, three tanks were seized and an air defence missile system and one Zu-23 anti-aircraft gun, as well as other vehicles, were destroyed, the ministry added. Idlib, near Turkey's southern border, falls within a de-escalation zone laid out in a deal between Turkey and Russia in late 2018.
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