Turkey says soldier killed in north Syria clashes
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Turkey's state-run news agency says one Turkish soldier has been killed and five lightly wounded in clashes in Syria, a day after three Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack Ankara claims was by Syrian government forces.
Citing a report by the Turkish Armed Forces, Anadolu Agency said Friday the clashes occurred in the fight against the Islamic State group in al-Bab as part of the ongoing Euphrates Shield operation.
Turkey sent ground troops into northern Syria to support Turkey-backed Syrian opposition forces in clearing a border area of Islamic State group militants and to curb Kurdish territorial expansion.
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Anadolu says four opposition fighters were also killed in the clashes and 25 wounded. Turkish jets and artillery also hit multiple IS group targets in the area.