Turkey says Kurdish militia kills one soldier in north-east Syria despite ceasefire

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Turkey says Kurdish militia kills one soldier in northeast Syria despite ceasefire

ANKARA - One Turkish soldier was killed and another was wounded on Sunday after an attack by the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia in north-east Syria's Tel Abyad, the defence ministry said, despite a deal to pause military operations as militants withdraw from the area.

Turkey agreed with the United States last Thursday to pause its offensive into north-eastern Syria for five days to allow the YPG to withdraw out of a planned"safe zone". The fragile truce had so far held up. In a statement, the defence ministry said an attack by the YPG with anti-tank and light weapons had struck Turkish soldiers carrying out a reconnaissance and surveillance mission in Tel Abyad. It said the attack was retaliated, and added that Turkey remained committed to the truce deal despite the violations.

 

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