It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Syrian army in recent years. It said it would respond “with full force and decisiveness”.
The US Air Force said its drones were operating over Syria on a mission against the Islamic State when the encounter with Russian aircraft occurred.
The EU has imposed sanctions on several Syrians,including members of Assad’s family,blaming them for the production and trafficking of narcotics.
US Central Command said the raid was launched after intelligence uncovered a plan by IS to “kidnap officials abroad as leverage for[IS] initiatives”.
President Joe Biden has warned Iran that the United States would “act forcefully” to protect Americans as tensions rise between Washington and Tehran.
Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said he authorised the “precision airstrikes” at the direction of President Joe Biden.
With elections in May,Erdogan has been kissing babies and asking for forgiveness,but criminal complaints and voters are pinning the scale of the disaster on him.
Senior representatives from nine countries,as well as Palestinian representatives,are visiting Damascus looking to end the decade-long isolation of Bashar al-Assad.
Seismic detection devices and telescopic cameras were flown from Australia to Turkey along with food,water purification and first aid kits,and tents for the responders.
The Greenvale man is among three Australians reported killed in the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquakes that have killed more than 24,000 people.
The catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria is the deadliest since the 2011 tremor in Japan that triggered a tsunami,killing nearly 20,000 people.