Three Turkish Soldiers Killed In Russian Airstrike

Three Turkish soldiers have been killed in an airstrike by a Russian warplane.

11 other soldiers were injured in the strike, which was said to be accidental, in northern Syria.

According to the Turkish military, the soldiers were inside a building that was hit by the Russian aircraft near al-Bab.

They said that "by accident three of our soldiers were martyred when a building was bombed where our units were".

The Kremlin said the Russian President Vladimir Putin had spoken to his Turkish counterpart and "expressed condolences over a tragic incident which resulted in the deaths of several Turkish troops in the al-Bab area".

The two countries, who back opposing sides in the war, have been jointly targeting ISIS.

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Cover image: File photo of a Russian military aircraft in Syria