A government helicopter was shot down by Syrian rebels in the northwest, where Syrian troops are fighting the last rebel stronghold. Following this was a government-sanctioned airstrike on a nearby city which reportedly killed 7 people.

Syrian insurgents shot down government helicopter; airstrikes on Idlib followed

The fighting in northwestern Syria has escalated with Turkey-backed rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's Syrian government troops backed by Russia. Also Read: Turkey, Russia discuss joint patrols option in Syria's Idlib The Turkish defence ministry has said that two of its soldiers were killed in the offensive with more than 50 Syrian soldiers killed in retaliation.

Idlib fighting: Turkey defence minister threatens to activate S-400 missiles against Russia

Government airstrikes have hit hospitals and refugee camps in northwest Syria and killed about 300 civilians as President Bashar al-Assad's forces press an assault against the last rebel stronghold, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

Air strikes hit hospitals, camps in northwest Syria; 300 civilian casualties

Turkey will strike Syrian regime forces "everywhere" if its soldiers come under renewed attack, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Wednesday, while also accusing Damascus ally Russia of committing "massacres" in Idlib.

Erdogan threatens Damascus, slams Moscow over Idlib 'massacre'

At least 16 civilians were killed in an air strike outside Damascus. At least 16 people died in air strikes on a prison in rebel-held Idlib

At least 32 dead in separate air strikes in rebel-held Syrian cities