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One Turkish soldier killed, five wounded in attack in Syria's Idlib - army

Published: 06 Feb 2018 - 09:19 am | Last Updated: 30 Nov 2021 - 03:37 am

Reuters

ISTANBUL, One Turkish soldier was killed and five were wounded on Monday in a rocket and mortar attack by militants as the Turkish forces were setting up a military post in Syria's Idlib province, Turkey's armed forces said on Tuesday.

The statement said the Turkish forces responded with retaliatory fire, without specifying who the militants behind the attack were. One civilian member of the Turkish contingent was also wounded, it said.