ANKARA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Three Turkish soldiers were killed Thursday in an attack by the Islamic State (IS) militants near the city of al-Bab in Syria's Aleppo province, Dogan News Agency reported.
Seven other soldiers were also wounded in the attack. The injured have been rushed to hospitals in the Turkish border provinces of Gaziantep and Kilis, Dogan said.
The IS attack came one day after Turkish warplanes hit eight IS targets near Al-Bab.
The Turkish army and Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) have been fighting around the Al-Bab and Al-Rai regions as part of Operation Euphrates Shield, which was launched three months ago. Enditem