A still image taken from a video obtained by Reuters and shot on March 2, 2020, shows Syrian army soldiers advancing on the town of Kfar Nabl, Syria. Reuters TV/via REUTERS
REYHANLI, Turkey/AMMAN (Reuters) - Turkey shot down a Syrian government warplane on Tuesday over northwest Syria, where fighting has intensified in recent days, bringing Turkish and Russian forces close to direct conflict in the battle over the last swathe of Syria still held by rebels.
It was the third Syrian warplane Turkey has shot down since Sunday in an escalating campaign against President Bashar al-Assad's forces. NATO-member Turkey supports the rebels, while Assad relies on his superpower ally Russia.
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