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An armoured vehicle drives as part of a Turkish military convoy drives through the village of Iblin, near Ariha in Syria's rebel-held north-west Idlib province. AFP
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Members of Syria's opposition National Liberation Front load a 155mm gun before firing toward positions of Russian and regime forces in retaliation to a Russian air strike on a training camp two days before. AFP
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The air strikes by Damascus regime ally Russia killed 78 Turkey-backed rebels in north-west Syria on October 26. AFP
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A fighter with the Turkey-backed Faylaq Al Sham rebel faction in Syria shoots in the air during the funeral of 10 of the faction's fighters. AFP
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Syrians take part in the funeral of 10 fighters with the Turkey-backed Faylaq Al Sham rebel faction in Syria. AFP
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Syrians take part in the funeral of 10 fighters with the Turkey-backed Faylaq Al Sham rebel faction in Syria. AFP
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Syrians take part in the funeral of 10 fighters with the Turkey-backed Faylaq Al Sham rebel faction in Syria. AFP
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A Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jet drops bombs over the Syrian village of Kafr Ain in the southern countryside of Idlib province. AFP, file
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A Turkish military convoy drives through the village of Iblin, near Ariha in Syria's rebel-held north-west Idlib province. AFP
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An armoured vehicle drives as part of a Turkish military convoy drives through the village of Iblin, near Ariha in Syria's rebel-held north-west Idlib province. AFP
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Members of Syria's opposition National Liberation Front load a 155mm gun before firing toward positions of Russian and regime forces in retaliation to a Russian air strike on a training camp two days before. AFP
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The air strikes by Damascus regime ally Russia killed 78 Turkey-backed rebels in north-west Syria on October 26. AFP
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A fighter with the Turkey-backed Faylaq Al Sham rebel faction in Syria shoots in the air during the funeral of 10 of the faction's fighters. AFP
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Syrians take part in the funeral of 10 fighters with the Turkey-backed Faylaq Al Sham rebel faction in Syria. AFP
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Syrians take part in the funeral of 10 fighters with the Turkey-backed Faylaq Al Sham rebel faction in Syria. AFP
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Syrians take part in the funeral of 10 fighters with the Turkey-backed Faylaq Al Sham rebel faction in Syria. AFP
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A Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jet drops bombs over the Syrian village of Kafr Ain in the southern countryside of Idlib province. AFP, file
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A Turkish military convoy drives through the village of Iblin, near Ariha in Syria's rebel-held north-west Idlib province. AFP
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An armoured vehicle drives as part of a Turkish military convoy drives through the village of Iblin, near Ariha in Syria's rebel-held north-west Idlib province. AFP
Russia air strike in Idlib warning to Turkey on other international action, say experts
The two nations have found themselves at odds in a number of conflicts, including Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh and Syria
Tessa Fox
29 October, 2020
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