Russian Air Force kills 37 & injures 50 Turkish soldiers in Idlib: Emergency Security meeting in Ankara!

Updated reports indicate a 2-storey building used by the Turkey military as a command headquarters was leveled in a targeted Russia airstrike.

An emergency security meeting is underway at the Turkish Presidency on Idlib. Erdogan chairs the meeting.

Requests by Ankara to fly in helicopters to evacuate casualties were rejected by Hmeymim AB which is practically controlled by the Russians. The casualties were driven by land.

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Pro-AKP media reports massive Syrian regime losses. But the concern is that the reports are to try to offset an impending announcement of major Turkish casualties.

President Trump’s ally Sen. Lindsey Graham is reportedly pushing for an aggressive US response in Syria amid the reports of more than 30 Turkish troops killed by the Russian airstrike in Idlib, calling on POTUS to establish a no-fly zone “to stop the slaughter and get ahead of a humanitarian crisis”.

Reports of the significant casualties in Idlib send Turkish lira to lowest level against USD since September 2018.

Social media access is also slowing down for some users in Turkey.

According to reports, Turk Telekom has blocked access to Twitter in Turkey.