One Turkish soldier killed, five wounded in northeast Syria – ministry – Manila Bulletin

One Turkish soldier killed, five wounded in northeast Syria – ministry

One Turkish soldier killed, five wounded in northeast Syria – ministry

Published October 27, 2019, 6:15 PM

by Martin Sadongdong & Antonio Colina

By Reuters

ISTANBUL – One Turkish military personnel was killed and five were wounded in Syria’s Ras Al-Ayn region after a rocket and mortar attack by Kurdish YPG militia, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday.

Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters gather near the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria October 24, 2019. (REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) — Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters gather near the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria October 24, 2019.
(REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN)

The military was conducting reconnaissance work and responded in kind to the attack, the ministry said in a statement.

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One Turkish soldier killed, five wounded in northeast Syria – ministry

One Turkish soldier killed, five wounded in northeast Syria – ministry

Published October 27, 2019, 10:15 AM

ISTANBUL – One Turkish military personnel was killed and five were wounded in Syria’s Ras Al-Ayn region after a rocket and mortar attack by Kurdish YPG militia, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday.

Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters gather near the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria October 24, 2019. (REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN)

Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters gather near the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria October 24, 2019.
(REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN)

The military was conducting reconnaissance work and responded in kind to the attack, the ministry said in a statement.

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