Five Turkish soldiers were wounded earlier today after an attack by Kurdish fighters in a northeastern Syrian border town, Turkey’s defense ministry says.
They were injured after “drone, mortar and light weapon attacks” from “PKK/YPG terrorists” while conducting reconnaissance and surveillance in the Ras al-Ain region, the ministry says on Twitter.
It says they retaliated in self defense, but gave no further details.
Under the October 17 United States-Turkey agreement, Ankara and its Syrian proxies have control over the 120-kilometre (75-mile) stretch of territory between Ras al-Ain and Tal Abyad after Kurdish fighters agreed to withdraw from the area.
The deal came after Turkey launched a cross-border offensive against the US-backed Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia on October 9, which led to immediate international condemnation.
— AFP
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