4 November 2016, 10:06 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – An Islamic State (ISIL, also known as Daesh) attack in northern Syria has killed one Turkish soldier and wounded two others, the Turkish General Staff said.
The rocket and grenade attack on the Turkish servicemen, all of whom were taking part in the Euphrates Shield operation, occurred on Friday, the Turkish military said in a Friday statement, as cited by the Daily Sabah newspaper.
The Turkish forces, backed by US-led coalition aircraft, started the Euphrates Shield military operation in August, with the aim of freeing the Syrian northern territories from terrorists and creating security zones for the accommodation of refugees.
A civil war has been ongoing in Syria since 2011.
Numerous armed groups, including terrorists such as Daesh, as well as opposition factions, have been fighting in the Syrian civil war against forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad.
