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Turkey shoots down two Syrian war planes and destroys 100 tanks as it launches military offensive against Moscow-backed regime after airstrike that killed 34 of its soldiers
- Turkish defence minister Hulusi Akar dubbed the operation 'Spring Shield' in a statement today
- He said Ankara had destroyed two Syrian regime planes, 100 tanks and six air defence systems
- It comes as president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced he had 'opened the doors' of Turkey's borders