Turkey: 2 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria
Two Turkish soldiers were killed in action on Thursday and Friday amid Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria.
Two fallen soldiers, a specialized sergeant and an infantry private, died amid clashes with the People’s Protection Units (YPG) terrorist group, the National Defense Ministry announced Friday.
Another soldier, a communications private, died during training exercises on Thursday, the ministry said.
The ministry later said another two soldiers, a specialized sergeant and infantry specialized corporal, were killed in a mortar attack by YPG terrorists near Syria’s Afrin, the region where Turkey conducted Operation Olive Branch.