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Syria, clashes between Assad and Turkish forces. Dozens of dead

2/3/2020, 3:55:14 PM


150 thousand people on the run. Joint patrols canceled (ANSA)

Violent artillery exchange in the Syrian province of Idlib: at least six Turkish soldiers have fallen under the gunfire of the forces of the Damascus regime, according to what was communicated by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. In the almost immediate Turkish response, at least 30-35 Syrian soldiers died. Erdogan asks Moscow not to "oppose" the Turkish military retaliation. The Kremlin replies that the Turkish military did not warn Russia of their movements. The joint Turkey-Russia patrol scheduled in the Kobane area has been canceled. 150 thousand civilians fleeing Idlib. Media, 4 FSB agents killed in Aleppo.