INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
night's attack in Idlib marks a serious escalation in the direct conflict between Turkish and Russia-backed Syrian forces.The governor of
Turkey's Hatay province, Rahmi Dogan, said: "None of our wounded soldiers who are being treated in hospital are in critical condition
May our martyrs rest in peace."Alex Crawford's special report from IdlibAt least 54 Turkish soldiers have been killed in Idlib since the
start of February - and Thursday was the deadliest day for Turkish forces since Ankara first intervened in Syria four years ago.Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held an emergency security meeting in Ankara, and discussions have been held by phone with NATO's
secretary general and America's national security adviser.The airstrike came after a Russian delegation spent two days in Ankara for talks
with Turkish officials on the situation in Idlib, where a Syrian government offensive has sent hundreds of thousands of civilians fleeing
towards the Turkish border.Last week, Sky News reported from inside Idlib, where more than 70 hospitals have been bombed out of
action.Correspondent Alex Crawford said the scale of the humanitarian crisis is quite enormous - and one man told her "there is nowhere safe
in Syria anymore".In response to Turkish fatalities, Mr Erdogan's communications director has said "all known" Syrian government targets are
now under attack by Turkish air and land forces.Moment girls pulled from rubble after airstrikeThe soldiers were targeted in an area between
the villages of al Bara and Baliun near the Jabal al Zawiya region in the southern Idlib countryside.According to the Syrian Observatory for
Human Rights, at least 34 Turkish soldiers have lost their lives.Life on the move for Syrian childrenForces loyal to Syrian President Bashar
al Assad now control almost the entire southern province of Idlib after capturing more than 20 villages on Thursday.Idlib is Syria's last
rebel stronghold, and Assad's weekslong campaign has been backed by Russian air power.
