Two killed, two wounded as rocket projectiles from Syria hit Turkey’s Kilis

Two people have been killed, including a toddler, while two others have been wounded as eight Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) rocket projectiles hit the southeastern border province of Kilis. The military fired back at ISIL targets within the rules of engagement.

The eight Russian-made projectiles that were fired from Syria’s al-Bab region started hitting the province at 2 p.m. on March 8. Two of them hit a local administration office in the Ekrem Çetin neighborhood and three others hit the Kazım Karabekir neighborhood. The three others hit the Turgut Özal and the Tibilevler neighborhoods of the southeastern city.

Three people, including two children, were wounded after a piece of shrapnel hit an automobile on the Kilis highway. Sıdıka Mavzer, 54, succumbed to her wounds in hospital while four-year-old Mert Özkan also died while being transferred to a hospital in Gaziantep from Kilis State Hospital. The other injured child was identified as Mert’s brother, Utku Özkan, aged six.

Kara said civilians were being targeted by ISIL and urged citizens to remain in their houses or workplaces and avoid crowded areas. He also announced students had been sent home from school for an undetermined amount of time for security reasons.

Quoting military sources, Doğan News Agency reported the Turkish military retaliated against ISIL with artillery fire, in accordance with the rules of engagement.

Three people, including two children, were wounded after a piece of shrapnel hit an automobile on the Kilis highway. Sıdıka Mavzer, 54, succumbed to her wounds in hospital while four-year-old Mert Özkan also died while being transferred to a hospital in Gaziantep from Kilis State Hospital. The other injured child was identified as Mert’s brother, Utku Özkan, aged six.

Kara said civilians were being targeted by ISIL and urged citizens to remain in their houses or workplaces and avoid crowded areas. He also announced students had been sent home from school for an undetermined amount of time for security reasons.

Quoting military sources, Doğan News Agency reported the Turkish military retaliated against ISIL with artillery fire, in accordance with the rules of engagement. ..
 [hurriyetdailynews.com]
8/3/16
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