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24 Νοεμβρίου 2016
ΑΛ ΜΠΑΜΠ, ΝΕΑ ΔΕΔΟΜΕΝΑ: Η συριακή πολεμική αεροπορία βομβάρδισε τον τουρκικό στρατό (ΤΕΔ) στο μέτωπο της Αλ Μμαμπ
ΣΥΓΧYΣΗ ΣΤΟ ΓΑΛΛΙΚΟ ΠΡΑΚΤΟΡΕΙΟ ΕΙΔΗΣΕΩΝ (AFP):
#UPDATE Three Turkish soldiers killed in IS attack in Syria
Ankara
(Turkey) (AFP) – The Turkish army blamed the Syrian regime for an air
strike on Thursday in northern Syria that killed three soldiers and
wounded 10, it said in a statement.
(Turkey) (AFP) – The Turkish army blamed the Syrian regime for an air
strike on Thursday in northern Syria that killed three soldiers and
wounded 10, it said in a statement.
“In
the air strike assessed to have been by Syrian regime forces, three of
our heroic soldiers were killed and 10 soldiers wounded, one seriously,”
said the statement on its website.
the air strike assessed to have been by Syrian regime forces, three of
our heroic soldiers were killed and 10 soldiers wounded, one seriously,”
said the statement on its website.
The
army said the strike took place at 3:30 am (0030 GMT). Turkish media
reported earlier that the attack in the Al Bab region was by Islamic
State (IS) jihadists.
army said the strike took place at 3:30 am (0030 GMT). Turkish media
reported earlier that the attack in the Al Bab region was by Islamic
State (IS) jihadists.
This
is the first time the army has blamed President Bashar al-Assad’s
regime for an attack killing Turkish soldiers during Ankara’s three
month operation in northern Syria.
is the first time the army has blamed President Bashar al-Assad’s
regime for an attack killing Turkish soldiers during Ankara’s three
month operation in northern Syria.
The
Turkish military launched the operation — dubbed “Euphrates Shield” —
in August supporting Syrian opposition fighters seeking to retake
territory from IS in northern Syria with tanks and aerial support.
Turkish military launched the operation — dubbed “Euphrates Shield” —
in August supporting Syrian opposition fighters seeking to retake
territory from IS in northern Syria with tanks and aerial support.
Hundreds
of Turkish soldiers are taking part in the operation, which President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said this week was pushing forward with its aim of
taking Al Bab from IS.
of Turkish soldiers are taking part in the operation, which President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said this week was pushing forward with its aim of
taking Al Bab from IS.
“We reached Al Bab right now and besieged it from the west,” the president said in a speech on Tuesday.
The latest deaths raise to at least 15 the number of Turkish soldiers killed since Turkey began its operation in northern Syria.
Most were killed by IS but one soldier was killed in an attack blamed on the Kurdish People’s Protection Forces (YPG).
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