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February 11, 2020

Moscow-Ankara tension rises: Turkey says it ‘neutralised’ 101 Syrian troops

ANKARA: Turkey said on Monday it had "neutralised" 101 Syrian regime soldiers following a bombardment which killed five Turkish soldiers in northwestern Syria’s Idlib region, the last major rebel bastion.The Turkish defence ministry said its troops were pushing on with bombardments on Syrian positions in the area on Monday evening. It was not immediately possible to verify the Turkish claim. Under a deal with Russia, Turkey has 12 observation posts in Idlib as a way to avert an offensive by...