AMN / ANKARA
Three Turkish soldiers were accidentally killed by a Russian jet during airstrikes against Daesh in northern Syria’s Al-Bab region, the Turkish military said Thursday.
The Turkish General Staff said 11 soldiers were also injured when the jet mistakenly hit a building where Turkish units were located.
The wounded soldiers were immediately transported to a hospital.
In a phone call to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin expressed condolences over the “tragic” incident, the Kremlin said in a statement Thursday.
The leaders exchanged views on key aspects of the Syrian crisis within the framework of the joint fight against international terrorism, it said.
The statement added the leaders agreed to step up military coordination during operations in Syria against Daesh and other extremist groups.
“Both leaders affirmed their readiness to continue active efforts to advance the Astana [Kazakhstan peace talks] and Geneva processes on resolving the Syrian conflict,” it said.