Turkish soldier killed in Syria's Afrin

Turkish soldier killed in Syria's Afrin
A Turkish soldier was killed in Syria's northwestern Afrin on Thursday (Dec. 13), the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement, AA reported.

According to the statement, YPG/PKK terrorists opened a harassment fire on Turkish forces in Afrin area.

The attack was carried out from Tal Rifaat city in Syria and Turkish military retaliated to the attack immediately, it added.

The incident comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday an operation against the YPG in northern Syria, east of the Euphrates River, in the "next few days." 

The city of Afrin was liberated in March this year from the US-backed militia by Turkish armed forces and the Free Syrian Army (FSA).

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