Turkey has suffered its first loss of life in an intensifying campaign in northern Syria, the military says.
A soldier was killed when Kurdish fighters fired on tanks. Kurdish media say three tanks were destroyed.
Turkish armour crossed the border earlier this week in an operation aimed at so-called Islamic State but also at Kurdish forces in the area.
Saturday saw clashes between Turkish tanks and Kurdish forces near Jarablus, a border town Turkey helped Syrian rebels recapture from IS on Wednesday.
Three other soldiers were wounded in the clash with Kurdish fighters...
BBC
28/8/16
A soldier was killed when Kurdish fighters fired on tanks. Kurdish media say three tanks were destroyed.
Turkish armour crossed the border earlier this week in an operation aimed at so-called Islamic State but also at Kurdish forces in the area.
Saturday saw clashes between Turkish tanks and Kurdish forces near Jarablus, a border town Turkey helped Syrian rebels recapture from IS on Wednesday.
- Turkish planes bombarded positions south of the town, in what one group allied with Kurdish rebels called a "dangerous escalation".
Three other soldiers were wounded in the clash with Kurdish fighters...
BBC
28/8/16
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