Turkish Soldier Killed In Operation Near Syria's Manbij - Reports
Faizan Hashmi Published October 15, 2019 | 06:54 PM
A Turkish soldier was killed and eight others wounded on Tuesday by fire coming from the northern Syrian city of Manbij, media said
The soldiers came under mortar and cannon fire by Kurdish militias, the Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency said, citing the Defense Ministry. Fifteen Kurds were killed in the exchange of fire.
Turkish troops and allied forces have been gathering outside the stronghold of the Kurdish and Syrian government forces as part of Operation Peace Spring.
Turkey launched the military offensive last week against what it says are Kurdish and Islamic State (banned in Russia) terrorists. It wants to create a "safe zone" stretching from Manbij to the Iraqi border.
Manbij is a key Kurdish city in Syria's north. Kurdish fighters, who used to be allied with the United States, reached a deal with the Syrian government over the weekend to get help in repelling the Turkish incursion. The Syrian army reportedly entered the city on Monday.
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