The Latest: Turkish soldier killed in Syria shelling
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local):
6:15 p.m.
Turkey's military says a soldier has been killed in shelling in the Syrian Kurdish enclave of Afrin.
A military statement said the soldier died Monday in the Kuri Hill region.
At least 16 Turkish soldiers have been killed since Ankara launched an offensive last month aimed at driving Syrian Kurdish fighters out of the northern Syrian enclave along the border.
Turkey considers the Syrian Kurdish force to be an extension of the Kurdish insurgency in its own southeast.
Earlier Monday, a Turkish tank was hit by an anti-tank missile in the Kuchuk Darmik region, the military said. No one was wounded in that attack.
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