Turkey's President Erdogan to hold Syria summit with leaders of Russia, France and Germany as fighting escalates in volatile Idlib, where Turkey destroyed 21 regime targets in response to killing of its soldier
Meanwhile, a Turkish soldier was killed in an attack by regime forces in Idlib, northwestern Syria, Turkish Defence Ministry Saturday said on Twitter.
Syria has been mired in a vicious civil war since early 2011 when the Bashar al Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests. The de-escalation zone is currently home to about four million civilians, including hundreds of thousands displaced in recent years by regime forces throughout the war-torn country.
Last month, the UN Security Council allowed a six-year-long cross-border aid operation to continue from two places in Turkey but dropped crossing points from Iraq and Jordan due to opposition by Russia and China. Council approval was needed because the Syrian regime did not consent.
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