ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkey sent more tanks and armored vehicles into northwestern Syria on Thursday to reinforce its soldiers there, a military source told the Turkish press.
The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, also confided to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news that more tanks also amassed on the Turkish border with Syria.
Also in northwestern Syria, the Turkish Army defused improvised explosives devices (IEDs) planted by Islamic State (ISIS) militants.
Meanwhile, three Turkish soldiers were wounded on Tuesday when their tank was fired at from west of the town of Jarablus – thought to be ISIS remnants still operating in the area.
Also on Saturday, one Turkish soldier was killed and three wounded when their two tanks came under rocket fire south of Jarablus.
Turkey intervened in Syria on August 24 against ISIS in support of 1,500 allied Syria militiamen. However after ISIS quickly withdrew from the border town of Jarablus shortly after starting its Euphrates Shield operation, Turkish-supported forces began clashing with US-backed Kurdish-led forces south of Jarablus.
Since launching its cross-border operation, Turkey has said it will combat both Kurdish forces there and ISIS, alleging they both pose equal threats to its security.
The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, also confided to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news that more tanks also amassed on the Turkish border with Syria.
Also in northwestern Syria, the Turkish Army defused improvised explosives devices (IEDs) planted by Islamic State (ISIS) militants.
Meanwhile, three Turkish soldiers were wounded on Tuesday when their tank was fired at from west of the town of Jarablus – thought to be ISIS remnants still operating in the area.
Also on Saturday, one Turkish soldier was killed and three wounded when their two tanks came under rocket fire south of Jarablus.
Turkey intervened in Syria on August 24 against ISIS in support of 1,500 allied Syria militiamen. However after ISIS quickly withdrew from the border town of Jarablus shortly after starting its Euphrates Shield operation, Turkish-supported forces began clashing with US-backed Kurdish-led forces south of Jarablus.
Since launching its cross-border operation, Turkey has said it will combat both Kurdish forces there and ISIS, alleging they both pose equal threats to its security.
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