UPDATE- 3 Turkish soldiers martyred fighting Daesh in Syria

UPDATES CASUALTY FIGURES, TARGETS HIT

By Sinan Uslu

KILIS, Turkey (AA) - Three Turkish soldiers were martyred and four injured Tuesday in a Daesh attack in Syria’s Aleppo province, the military said.

“Rockets were launched at two Turkish tanks operating in Wuguf district of Aleppo on Tuesday,” the Turkish General Staff said in an emailed statement. “During the clashes with Daesh terrorists, three soldiers were martyred and four others wounded -- one of them succumbed to death at the hospital.”

The injured were airlifted for treatment in hospitals in Gaziantep, across the border.

Two fighters from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) were killed and two injured in the same area, the Turkish military added.

Turkey launched Operation Euphrates Shield to drive Daesh away from its border on Aug. 24, when FSA forces backed by Turkish artillery, tanks and air power liberated Jarabulus in northern Syria.

On Saturday, Turkish tanks crossed the border further to the west to remove Daesh from all the territory facing the frontier.

Tuesday saw 50 Daesh targets hit by howitzer fire, the statement said, bringing the total number of targets hit to 443 since the operation was launched 14 days ago. The military said targets around Baraghedeh were struck before the FSA took Wuguf and neighboring villages.