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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syrian-army-kills-five-turkish-soldiers-in-rebel-held-province/2020/02/10/e34decc6-4c01-11ea-967b-e074d302c7d4_story.html

Syria and Turkey Inch Closer to War

(Washington Post) Kareem Fahim - Syria and Turkey inched closer to all-out war Monday in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, the last remaining major rebel redoubt. After shelling by Syrian forces killed five Turkish soldiers and injured five others, Turkey responded with attacks on "115 regime targets." The Turkish Defense Ministry claimed that 101 troops loyal to Syrian President Assad were killed.

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