Azerbaijan, Baku, July 30 / Trend, A. Taghiyeva /
The Turkish Armed Forces have used gas bombs against Syrian citizens who illegally tried to enter the Turkish side today, TRT Haber TV channel reported today citing the website of the country's Armed Forces.
It is reported that around 1,500-2,000 Syrian citizens were detained by the Turkish security forces.
On July 18, there were fierce clashes on the Turkish-Syrian border between the Syrian wing of the PKK terrorist organization and militants of "Jabhat Al-Nusra" extremist organization.
Clashes between government forces and armed the opposition have been ongoing in Syria for over two years. According to UN statistics, the total number of victims of the conflict exceeds 100,000 people. Syrian authorities say that they are combating very well-armed militants.