TOPSHOT – A Turkish military convoy drives near the Syrian town of Batabu on the highway linking Idlib to the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, on March 2, 2020. – The Syrian government pledged to repel Turkish forces attacking its Russia-backed troops in northwestern Syria as tensions spike between Damascus and Ankara. Since December, Syrian regime forces have led a deadly military offensive against the last major opposition stronghold of Idlib, where Turkey supports some rebel groups. Damascus said it shot down three Turkish drones in the region the day before, while two Syrian warplanes were downed though the pilots escaped unharmed. (Photo by Ahmad al-ATRASH / AFP)