The Turkish military also specified that there were no casualties as a result of the shelling, adding that Russia has been notified of the attack.
Turkish Defence Ministry reported a missile attack coming from Syria on Thursday, adding that Turkish forces returned fire.
Kilis Province is located in the southern part of the country, on the border with Syria.
“At points from which, as it was determined, firing was fired, return fire was immediately opened. Our military forces in the region have been alerted about the incident. We follow the development of events,” the military said.
Syria has been engulfed in a devastating civil war for 10 years now, with President Bashar al-Assad’s forces fighting against various insurgent and terrorist groups that had gathered momentum following the uprising of 2011. Damascus has regained control of most of the territories, apart from Idlib – the north-western province that is mostly controlled by militants from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham*.
Damascus has repeatedly opposed Turkey’s operations on its territory as a violation of Syria’s sovereignty. Turkey, in its turn, said that its operations were aimed at ensuring national security.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
