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Turkish soldier martyred in Idlib, Syria

06 June 2020 03:05 (UTC +04:00)

One Turkish soldier was martyred and two others injured in an attack on an armored ambulance in northwestern Syria, according to Turkey's National Defense Ministry on Friday, " APA reports quoting Anadolu Agency

The targets determined in the region were immediately brought under fire by our fire support vehicles and the necessary response was given," the ministry said in a written statement on the incident that occurred in the province of Idlib.

The ministry expressed condolences to the martyr's family, the Turkish Armed Forces and Turkish nation, wishing a swift recovery for the injured.

This March, Ankara and Moscow agreed on a protocol urging parties to "cease all military actions along the line of contact in the Idlib de-escalation area."