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| Syrian govt chopper downed in Idlib province as Erdogan vows ‘heavy price’ for attack on Turkish troops | |
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| Turkish Defense Ministry claims that rebels in the small village of Neirab, south-east of the city of Idlib, have destroyed a helicopter operated by the Syrian government, and forced the Syrian army out of the area. | Turkish Defense Ministry claims that rebels in the small village of Neirab, south-east of the city of Idlib, have destroyed a helicopter operated by the Syrian government, and forced the Syrian army out of the area. |
| The helicopter downing follows an escalation between Syria and Turkey in Idlib on February 10. Ankara has blamed Damascus for killing five soldiers when bombarding an observation post north of Idlib. | |
| Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the Syrian government will pay a "very heavy price" for attacking Turkish troops in northwest Syria's Idlib region. | |
| The downing of the helicopter follows an escalation of tensions between Syria and Turkey in Idlib on February 10. Ankara blamed Damascus for killing five soldiers when bombarding an observation post, north of Idlib. The Erdogan government vowed to retaliate “so that the blood of the martyrs would not be shed in vain.” | |
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