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NATO Meets After Turkey Says Russian-Backed Force Killed 33 Troops In Syria
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NATO Meets After Turkey Says Russian-Backed Force Killed 33 Troops In Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone Friday.

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NATO is condemning "indiscriminate air strikes by the Syrian regime and Russia," Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, after 33 Turkish soldiers died in an attack near Idlib on Thursday. The bombing caused Turkey to request an urgent NATO security meeting that was held Friday.

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