At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria's Idlib province on Thursday in an aerial attack by Syrian regime forces, according to Gov. Rahmi Dogan of Turkey's Hatay province.
Thirty-five soldiers injured in the attack have been evacuated to hospitals in Turkey, Dogan said.A security meeting is being held at the presidential palace after the"nefarious attack against heroic soldiers in Idlib who were there to ensure our national security," according to a statement from Turkish director of communications Fahrettin Altun. Turkey has retaliated in an effort to"revenge our martyred heroic soldiers," the statement said.
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