March 6 (UPI) -- Drone strikes in Idlib killed 21 Syrian soldiers in fighting as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a cease-fire in the area, Turkey's defense ministry said Friday.
Turkey said the strikes were in retaliation for a Syrian attack that killed a Turkish soldier. Turkey had ramped up its attack on Russian-backed Syrian forces Sunday after Syrian airstrikes killed 34 Turkish fighters.