Turkish media reported on Thursday that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) shot at the Turkish army in Kilis, a Turkish border town, causing the casualties.
Anadolu News Agency reporters told Al Jazeera that the Turkish army immediately retaliated by attacking an ISIL base on Syrian territory, killing at least one fighter.
The agency could not confirm what weapons were used in the ISIL attack.
Al Jazeera's Mohammed Jamjoom, reporting from Suruc, said that there has been tensions at the Turkish- Syrian borders in the past few hours.
"The Turkish media is saying that this is very substantial, they are calling these violent clashes that Turkish military has had with ISIL. The Turkish military responded to that attack by firing rockets, they say they were able to kill one ISIL fighter on the Syrian side of the Turkish - Syrian border.
"We also heard reports that F16 jets were scrambled over that border area after that attack - although the Turkish government and the military are saying that they are just routine surveillance flights," Jamjoom said.
"Turkish media is calling this the first direct clashes between ISIL and Turkish military"
Clashes have been continuing, with the Turkish army heavily targeting ISIL targets in Syria.
The Turkish military released a statement confirming the news, stating that 5 ISIL fighters opened fire at the soldiers, and the soldiers returned fire.
"One on-commissioned officer was killed and two soldiers were wounded," the statement said.
Following the attack, the Turkish governement deployed more forces on the Syrian border.
Earlier on Thursday, Turkish state news reported that armed men attacked Turkish police in the country's mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, killing one policeman and injuring another.
Source: Al Jazeera
23/7/15
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