UPDATED: The Turkish Defense Ministry confirmed that a soldier was killed and 9 others were injured in Idlib.
Bahar Kalkanı bölgesinde bulunan unsurlarımıza Rejimin açtığı ateş sonucu 1 kahraman silah arkadaşımız şehit olmuş, 9 kahraman silah arkadaşımız da yaralanmıştır. Bölgede 82 Rejim hedefi derhal ateş altına alınmış, vurulmaya devam edilmektedir.
— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) March 3, 2020
In response, the Turkish Defense Ministry’s Twitter detachment ‘neutralized’ 82 ‘regime’ fighters and claimed that a total 299 Syrian soldiers were ‘neutralized’, and 9 battle tanks, 8 artillery pieces and rocket systems, and 2 military vehicles were destroyed recently.
Bölgedeki çeşitli kaynaklardan alınan son bilgilere göre; ateş altına alınan Rejim hedeflerinden 9 tank, 2 obüs, 6 ÇNRA ve 2 askeri aracın imha edildiği, 299 Rejim askerinin de etkisiz hale getirildiği öğrenilmiştir.
— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) March 3, 2020
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On March 3, Syrian pro-government forces and Iranian-backed militias shelled a Turkish ‘observation point’ near the village of Nayrab in the eastern part of the province of Idlib. According to reports, the strike that followed the downing of a Syrian L-39 by the Turkish military injured up to 8 Turkish soldiers.
SON DAKİKA? Neyrab'da TSK gözlem noktasına İranlı milislerin yaptığı saldırı sonucu yaralı askerlerin olduğu bildirildi, helikopterler yaralıların tahliyesi için bölgeye giriyor pic.twitter.com/c2Bqinq66R
— Politic Türk (@politicturk) March 3, 2020
It’s interesting to note that the Syrian Armed Forces are not shooting at Turkish helicopters that evacuate killed and injured Turkish soldiers. This approach differs the Syrians significantly from their Erdogan-led opponents. According to local sources, over the past days, Turkish drones and artillery have repeatedly targeted ambulances evacuating injured Syrian troops.
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