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Three Turkish soldiers killed in Islamic State attack in Syria's al-Bab - sources

Published: 24 Nov 2016 - 09:41 am | Last Updated: 15 Nov 2021 - 12:24 am

Reuters

ISTANBUL: Three Turkish soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in an Islamic State attack in Syria's al-Bab region, security and hospital sources in Turkey said on Thursday.

After the attack, during a Syrian rebel offensive backed by the Turkish military, the wounded soldiers were transferred to hospitals in the Turkish border provinces of Kilis and Gaziantep, sources said.