Turkey Raises Death Toll In Syrian Airstrike

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey has raised the death toll from a Syrian government airstrike on its forces in northwestern Syria the day before to 33 Turkish troops. The fatalities on Thursday marked the largest death toll for Turkey in a single day since it first intervened in Syria in 2016. The deaths were a serious escalation in the direct conflict between Turkish and Russia-backed Syrian forces that has been waged since early February. The earlier reported death toll was 29 troops. Dozens were also wounded and were being treated in Turkish hospitals. A Turkish official says the situation in Idlib “threatens our national survival.