A very warm welcome to the program on this friday morning 8 am here in the russian capital lets get started with your live news update. Turkey says it will begin consultations with nato on the situation in syria on friday earlier the countrys officials said turkey would conduct attacks on the syrian army in northwest syria it follows the reported deaths of 33. 00 turkish soldiers in the province. Of looks at the sudden escalation. Situation in the northeastern syrian province of idlib has been hated so far and lately turkey has been saying that more than 30 of its troops have been killed they say that the fire has originated from the syrian army now again just a disclaimer all that we know so far comes from the turkish side the syrian army is yet to comment but he is adamant i mean they hold no punches they are saying that its the syrians who have killed the troops and theyre saying that essentially now they are designating all syrian soldiers as animes turkey is determined to continue
Watching R T International coming to you live from the russian capital where its just turned 10 am welcome to the program. The Russian Ministry of defense has confirmed that turkish troops were among the militants fired on by Syrian Government troops and lim province on thursday adding there were no airstrikes from the russian side on february 27th near the settlement of b. Whom his soldiers who were embedded with terrorists came on to the Syrian Army Fired at the same time according to the coordinates transmitted by the turkish side to russia there were no turkish troops or units in the area. Turkey responded to the attack by carrying out an airstrike on the syrian army in the same region its claimed 33. 00 turkish soldiers were killed in the province the Russian Military also says it told the Syrian Military to halt its strikes and organize the safe evacuation of dead and wounded turkish troops are on the looks at the sudden escalation. Situation in the northeastern syrian province o
Other things joining us this is r. T. And we start with the latest escalation of confrontation between russian backed Syrian Forces and turkish troops in seriously province president s of russia and turkey over the phone conversation in which they discussed holding a high level meeting to intensify talks on the situation earlier russias foreign minister Sergei Lavrov spoke out in support of the syrian armys right to respond to ceasefire violations and call for a corporation between all sides within the agreed framework. We reaffirm our commitment to agreements reached by the president s of russia and turkey a suggestion is that everyone should already start fulfilling their was a the syrian army have every right to respond to regular violations of cease fire from inside the the resume to neutralize terrorists we cannot restrict the syrian army from fulfilling requirements written in the universe solution in fighting terrorism. The syrian army has been engaged in a very violent fight to
Good evening and welcome this is our international. Where we start with the latest escalation of confrontation between russian backed Syrian Forces and turkish troops in syrias province the president s of russia and turkey have had a phone conversation we say discuss holding a high level meeting to intensify talks on the situation earlier russias foreign minister spoke out in support of the syrian armys right to respond to cease fire violations and call for cooperation between all sides within the agreed framework. We reaffirm our commitment to agreements reached by the president s of russia and turkey a suggestion is that everyone should already start fulfilling their was a the syrian army have every right to respond to regular violations of cease fire from inside the zone to neutralize terrorists we cannot restrict the syrian army from fulfilling requirements region in the universe solution in fighting terrorism. The syrian army has been engaged in a very violent fight to defeat the
To. The very well markets youre watching R T International with me making aaron our top story this hour the u. N. Security council has held an emergency meeting after reports 33 turkish soldiers were killed during an offensive by Syrian Forces syrias representative to the u. N. Said the Turkish Military presence in its lip is preventing damascus from fighting terrorists on its own territory turkeys un envoy in return stated that ankara intends to maintain its military posture there. We will not abandon. And were going to you or reinforcements. Are all the my country is combating terrorism in its own territory and we are committed to using all the tools to defend our people and the unity of syria. In response to the ongoing violation of the ceasefire within the zone the syrian army has every right to subdue the terrorists the assad regime russia and iran must have to their offensive before more innocent civilians are killed and displaced emergency meeting followed reports 33 turkish sol