On 27 February 2020, the Syrian Arab Air Force and Russian Air Force conducted two airstrikes against a Turkish Army convoy in Balyun, Idlib. The strikes resulted in the deaths of at least 34 Turkish soldiers according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), while other sources close to Turkey gave tolls of 50–70 dead Turkish soldiers,[5][6] making it the single deadliest attack on Turkish forces since its involvement in the war.[7][8] Between 36 and 60 soldiers were also wounded, of which 16 were reported to be in critical condition.[9][3] On 29 February, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan acknowledged 36 Turkish soldiers had been killed in the strikes.[1]