Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 15
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
As a result of shelling of Turkish territory from Syria, five civilians were injured in the Kiziltepe district of Turkey’s Mardin province, Trend reports referring to the Turkish media Oct. 15.
The injured were hospitalized.
It is reported that terrorists periodically shell Turkish territory.
“The Turkish Armed Forces destroyed the positions of the terrorists by return fire,” the report said.
On Oct. 9, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the beginning of a new military operation in Syria, called "Peace Spring".
The president stressed that Turkey will completely destroy the hotbeds of terrorism in northern Syria.
On Oct. 7, Erdogan said that in anticipation of the beginning of new military operations by the Turkish Armed Forces in northern Syria, the US servicemen began to leave the region.
On Oct. 1, Erdogan noted that Turkey will have to create the safety zone in northern Syria alone.
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