NATO to meet after 33 Turkish troops killed in Syria

 Ambassors from NATO military alliance are holding emergency talks Friday at request of Turkey following killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in rast Syria,

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement that talks Friday morning would be held under Article 4 of NATO’s founding treaty, which allows any ally to request consultations if it feels its territorial integrity, political independence or security is threatened.

air strike by Syrian government forces that killed Turkish soldiers in rast Syria marks largest death toll for Turkey in a single day since it first intervened in Syria in 2016.

deaths were a serious escalation in direct conflict between Turkish and Russia-backed Syrian forces that has been wd since early February.

At least 54 have w been killed in Idlib since start of February.