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Two Turkish soldiers killed on Syria border: ministry
ISTANBUL, Nov 28, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Two Turkish soldiers died when a mortar
hit their post on the Syrian border, the defence ministry said Thursday.
“Two of our fellow comrades were martryed by a mortar attack” in Akcakale
town, Sanliurfa province, on Wednesday, the ministry said in a statement.
It did not specify if the attack came from Syrian territory, but said
Turkish forces responded with intense artillery fire.
Akcakale lies adjacent to areas that were targeted in Turkey’s offensive
against Kurdish militants in Syria last month.
BSS/AFP/ARS/1607 hrs