Turkey-backed National Liberation Front claims responsibility for the attack. FMTNews Syrian
Turkey-backed National Liberation Front rebels claim responsibility for shooting down the Syrian helicopter.
“At approximately 13.40, one of our military helicopters was hit by a hostile missile in the western countryside of Aleppo,” Syrian state news agency Sana said.Sana said the aircraft was downed near the town of Urum al-Kubra, where Turkey-backed rebels operate, but did not say who fired the missile. Eight civilians including three children were killed in bombardment Friday, the Observatory said, adding that five died in Russian raids near the almost deserted city of Atareb.The assault has sparked the largest wave of displacement in the nine-year conflict, with 800,000 people fleeing since December, according to the United Nations.European members of the UN Security Council called Friday for an immediate end to the Idlib offensive to save lives.
Turkey first sent troops to Syria in 2016 and has sent reinforcements to the northwest in recent weeks to contain the assault.
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