A Turkish soldier died of wounds he sustained in a terrorist assault in northern Syria, close to the Turkish border, authorities stated on Saturday.
Selçuk Kurt was injured after terrorists opened harassing fireplace on the Operation Euphrates Shield space, the Turkish National Defense Ministry stated in an announcement.
The soldier succumbed to his accidents at hospital.
The ministry conveyed its condolences to Kurt’s household, the Turkish Armed Forces, and the nation.
Separately, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan additionally prolonged his condolences to the household of the fallen soldier.
Since 2016, Ankara has launched a trio of profitable anti-terror operations throughout its border in northern Syria to stop the formation of a terror hall and allow the peaceable settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018) and Peace Spring (2019).
In its greater than 35-year terror marketing campaign in opposition to Türkiye, the PKK-listed as a terrorist group by Türkiye, the U.S., and EU-has been chargeable for the deaths of over 40,000 folks, together with girls, youngsters, and infants. The YPG is the PKK’s Syrian offshoot.
