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Türkiye began shelling of Syrian territory
The Turkish army on Saturday morning is returning fire on the territory of Syria after falling into the border province of Hatai mortar ammunition , NTV news television company reports.
"The shell, released from Syrian territory, fell into the village of Guvench border guards with Syria of the province of Hatai. There are no victims. Turkish immediately responded with response by artillery fire," the television channel reports.
On Friday evening, the Turkish army also opened fire on Syrian territory, RIA Novosti notes.
The Turkish parliament provided the Tayyip Erdogan government for a annual mandate for cross-border army operations, including in relation to Syria, the day after the incident in the area of the Turkish-Syrian border. On Wednesday evening, from Syria, an artillery shot of Akchakale countered in the southeast of Turkey, five people were killed, and nine were injured. In response to the shelling, Türkiye inflicted a series of blows to the section of Syrian territory, from where the fire was fired.
On Friday, Erdogan in a public speech stated that his country was not interested in the war with Syria, but also not far from it: "We are not supporters of the war, on the contrary, we are the government pursuing the world policy in the region. However, not a single step that damages our country has remained and will not remain unanswered."
NATO and the UN demanded that Syria immediately stop any acts of aggression against Turkey. The Syrian authorities, in turn, expressed condolences to the families of the victims and said they were investigating an emergency.
The conflict between the authorities and the armed opposition in Syria began in March 2011. According to the country's anti -government forces, he took the lives of 30 thousand people. Syria has repeatedly accused Turkey and a number of other countries of supplying weapons and opposition assistance.