AKÇAKALE, Turkey: Turkey Friday reported the first death of one of its soldiers in its operation in northern Syria, during clashes with a Kurdish militia following a day of heavy shelling on both sides.
Three more soldiers were injured in the “operation region,” the defense ministry said in a statement after the clashes on Thursday, without giving further detail.
First Turkish soldier killed during Syria operation: defense ministry
First Turkish soldier killed during Syria operation: defense ministry
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- Three more soldiers were injured in the ‘operation region’