Syrian soldier killed in Turkey shelling on Latakia: Media

A Syrian soldier has been killed and five more have been wounded as Turkish forces purportedly shelled military positions in Syria's northern territories.

Syrian media said Monday that Turkish shelling a day earlier had targeted a gathering of Syrian forces in Jabal Atirah region in the northern countryside of Latakia Province, in northwestern Syria.

The reports said a Syrian soldier was killed in the attack, an incident which some believe shows Turkey’s desperate attempt to halt the advances of the Syrian forces against militants loyal to Ankara in Latakia.

There was no official comment from Damascus or from the Turkish side on the suspected attack. However, Russia, which is at odds with Turkey over the conflict in Syria, claimed that it has intelligence proving that the attack happened in Latakia.

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