{"id":676242,"date":"2020-02-28T23:18:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T20:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/tr\/content\/?p=676242"},"modified":"2020-02-28T23:18:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T20:18:32","slug":"turkey-loses-33-soldiers-in-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2020\/02\/28\/turkey-loses-33-soldiers-in-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey loses 33 soldiers in attack,"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"c-header-logo u-hide-for--sticky\"><\/section>\n<nav class=\"o-section o-header-menu__nav\"><\/nav>\n<div class=\"c-breadcrumbs--scroll row column hide-for-small-only\">\n<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"You are here:\">\n<ol id=\"wo-breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumbs c-breadcrumbs\">\n<li class=\"c-breadcrumbs__item\">Turkey loses 33 soldiers in attack, Russia deploys warships to Syria coast<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"article-hider\" class=\"u-article-hider async-hide\"><span class=\"text\">This content is not available in your region<\/span><\/section>\n<div class=\"o-section o-article jsArticleFirst theme-news \">\n<div class=\"o-article__main\">\n<article id=\"article-wrapper\" class=\"c-article__full_article\">\n<header class=\"o-article__header\">\n<div class=\"o-article__title\">\n<h1 class=\"c-article-title\">Turkey loses 33 soldiers in attack, Russia deploys warships to Syria coast<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-meta\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-article-meta__img\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logo_nbc.png\" alt=\"NBC News Logo\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-meta__info\">By\u00a0<b>Matthew Bodner<\/b> with\u00a0<b>NBC News World News<\/b><time class=\"c-article-date\" datetime=\"2020-02-28\" data-timestamp=\"1582889280\"><span class=\"c-article-date__bullet\">\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-date__last-updated-label\">last updated:<\/span>\u00a028\/02\/2020 &#8211;\u00a012:28 <\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsTopArticle c-article-media js-article-video\" data-sponsored=\"Advertisement Feature\">\n<div class=\"jsTopArticleMain\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-article-media__img\" title=\"Image: The Russian Navy's frigate Admiral Makarov sets sail in the Bosphoru\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/4533474\/602x338_nbc-200228-makarov-istanbul-mc-935_776e1dae6ec0f1e965b1b5abc09afbc7.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/4533474\/320x180_nbc-200228-makarov-istanbul-mc-935_776e1dae6ec0f1e965b1b5abc09afbc7.jpg 320w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/4533474\/602x338_nbc-200228-makarov-istanbul-mc-935_776e1dae6ec0f1e965b1b5abc09afbc7.jpg 602w, 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class=\"c-article__full_article\">\n<section class=\"row collapse jsBottomArticle u-overflow-visible\" data-nid=\"1033648\" data-cid=\"4533474\" data-related=\"2\">\n<div class=\"column small-12 medium-10 xlarge-11 js-responsive-iframes-container\">\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content article__content\">\n<p>LONDON \u2014 Russia on Friday announced it had dispatched two state-of-the-art warships to the Middle East after an attack in Syria killed 33 Turkish soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>Videos posted on social media showed two of Russia&#8217;s newest guided missile frigates, the Admiral Grigorovich and Admiral Makarov, making their way through the Bosporus, a Turkish-controlled chokepoint that runs through Istanbul, on their way to the Syrian coast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adzone-outstream\" class=\"advertising advertising--no-label js-adzone\"><\/div>\n<p>Though Russia and Turkey have seen a rapprochement in recent years, much to the chagrin of the U.S. and its NATO allies, the two sides pursue opposing goals in Syria: Moscow backs Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Ankara backs rebel groups opposing him in northern Syria.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey has beefed up its support \u2014 both in men and materiel \u2014 for rebel forces in the face of a Syrian regime assault on the last remaining opposition stronghold in Idlib province. The escalation of violence has again highlighted Russia and Turkey&#8217;s irreconcilable aims in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday that the Turkish forces in Idlib came under Syrian government fire while operating alongside &#8220;terrorist formations&#8221; near the settlement of Behun, referring to Turkish-backed rebels.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Russian forces] have constantly requested and confirmed with their Turkish colleagues the coordinates of the location of all units of the Turkish armed forces positioned near the areas of terrorist actions,&#8221; the Russian statement said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adzone-sharethrough\" class=\"advertising advertising--no-label advertising--sharethrough js-adzone\" data-ad-key=\"strnativekey\" data-ad-key-value=\"1G96EdRgcHV6pyWWMGCR7SB7\"><\/div>\n<p>The statement said that Turkey failed to notify Russia that its troops were operating in the region while simultaneously denying that any Russian aircraft were conducting air strikes in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking at press conference Friday, expressed his condolences for the Turkish soldiers, but noted that the incident would have been prevented if Ankara honored a de-confliction agreement between the two militaries in the region. He also said Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan have spoken about the situation.<\/p>\n<p>The deployment Friday of Russian ships, capable of firing guided cruise missiles at land targets, comes as Turkey mulls over possible responses to the killing of its soldiers by Russian-backed Syrian forces on Thursday\u2014 including the possibility of a wider Turkish assault on Syrian forces in Idlib.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-medium widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-peekaboo=\"[class*=&quot;widget--animation-&quot;]\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/4533474\/400x278_nbc-200228-idlib-troops-mc-947_d066f935e38031a53465b6e744c5e2de.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/4533474\/400x278_nbc-200228-idlib-troops-mc-947_d066f935e38031a53465b6e744c5e2de.jpg 400w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/4533474\/600x417_nbc-200228-idlib-troops-mc-947_d066f935e38031a53465b6e744c5e2de.jpg 600w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/4533474\/800x556_nbc-200228-idlib-troops-mc-947_d066f935e38031a53465b6e744c5e2de.jpg 800w\" alt=\"Turkey-backed Syrian fighters rest in the town of Saraqib in Syria\\'s Idlib province on Thursday.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/4533474\/400x278_nbc-200228-idlib-troops-mc-947_d066f935e38031a53465b6e744c5e2de.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/4533474\/400x278_nbc-200228-idlib-troops-mc-947_d066f935e38031a53465b6e744c5e2de.jpg 400w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/4533474\/600x417_nbc-200228-idlib-troops-mc-947_d066f935e38031a53465b6e744c5e2de.jpg 600w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/4533474\/800x556_nbc-200228-idlib-troops-mc-947_d066f935e38031a53465b6e744c5e2de.jpg 800w\" \/><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Turkey-backed Syrian fighters rest in the town of Saraqib in Syria\\&#8217;s Idlib province on Thursday.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Bakr Alkasem<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Military tensions last flared in 2017, when Turkey shot down a Russian aircraft that strayed into Turkish airspace while conducting bombing runs on Ankara-backed rebel forces in north-western Syria, raising the specter of broader conflict between Europe&#8217;s two largest militaries.<\/p>\n<p>Turkey ultimately backed down from that standoff and signed on to purchase Russian S-400 air defense systems. Since then, Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan have made a show of fostering closer ties &#8211; at the expense of Turkey&#8217;s relations with NATO.<\/p>\n<p>But now, with tensions again flaring with Russia, Erdogan is looking West for support. At Turkey&#8217;s request, NATO will be holding a meeting to consult with Ankara on the situation in Syria on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reuters contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkey loses 33 soldiers in attack, Russia deploys warships to Syria coast This content is not available in your region Turkey loses 33 soldiers in attack, Russia deploys warships to Syria coast By\u00a0Matthew Bodner with\u00a0NBC News World News\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0last updated:\u00a028\/02\/2020 &#8211;\u00a012:28 The Russian Navy&#8217;s frigate Admiral Makarov sets sail in the Bosphorus on its way to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4092,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[10553],"class_list":["post-676242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-turkey","tag-idlib"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4092"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=676242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676242\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=676242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=676242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}