Two Turkish troopers killed during Syria operation

Two Turkish forces have lost their lives during an incursion into Syria which Ankara says targets Daesh terrorists and Kurdish militants operating in the violence-wracked Arab country.

Turkey’s Dogan news agency reported that the soldiers sustained injuries in a blast south of the Syrian city of Jarablus on Tuesday while engaged in alleged clean-up operations against Daesh.

The troopers were taken over the border to a hospital in the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep, but they succumbed to their wounds.

Turkish military sources said Tuesday’s explosion was caused by either a landmine or an improvised explosive device (IED).

The latest deaths raised to 10 the total number of Turkish soldiers killed since August 24, when Turkish special forces, tanks and jets backed by planes from the US-led coalition launched their first coordinated offensive in Syria.

Damascus has denounced Turkey's military intervention as a breach of its sovereignty.

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