The Turkish army early Saturday returned fire after a new round of shelling from Syria hit the border province of Hatay
The Turkish army early Saturday returned fire after a new round of shelling from Syria hit the border province of Hatay, the Anatolia news agency reported.
No casualties were reported, the agency said. The incident on Saturday happened in the small Turkish village of Guvecci, near the border with Syria, when a mortar fell in a rural area. The firing was clearly seen as an intentional act by militant groups in order to further damage the Syrian-Turkish relations.
It came from across the border in Syria in a region where fighting has taken place between rebels and the Syrian army, Anatolia said.
The latest exchange came three days after shelling from unknown sides in Syria killed five Turkish nationals in another border town, Akcakale, triggering retaliatory fire and ratcheting up the tense relations which are not in the benefit of both neighbors.