Syria says 2 warplanes downed by Turkey as tensions soar

The jets were targeted over the Idlib region and that the four pilots ejected with parachutes and landed safely. These confrontations have added to soaring tensions between Turkey and Russia, which support opposing sides of the Syrian civil war.

Kastanies:Syria’s official news agency said that two of its warplanes were shot down by Turkish forces inside northwest Syria, amid a military escalation there that's led to growing direct clashes between Turkish and Syrian forces.

SANA said that the jets were targeted over the Idlib region and that the four pilots ejected with parachutes and landed safely. These confrontations have added to soaring tensions between Turkey and Russia, which support opposing sides of the Syrian civil war.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced that his country had opened its western borders to migrants and refugees hoping to head into the European Union.

The United Nations on Sunday said that at least 13,000 people were massed on Turkey’s land border with Greece.

With inputs from AP