The attacks came hours after brief direct talks failed to make any progress on steps to end nearly three-and-a-half years of war.

Deaths have been reported on either side of the border, just hours after a third round of ceasefire talks took place in Turkey.

One day after President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of treason over the intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and sought to help Trump, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified a highly sensitive congressional report she claimed was more evidence of a “treasonous conspiracy.