Four Turkish soldiers wounded in Syria after Kurdish attack

(Patria) - Four Turkish soldiers were wounded in artillery and rocket attacks by Kurdish militants on bases in northern Syria, which led to a counter-attack, Ankara announced on Sunday, Reuters reported.

The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that the attack was carried out by the Syrian Kurdish militia YPG, which leads the US-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), as well as the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which Turkey and Western countries consider a terrorist group. Turkey has carried out several cross-border military incursions into northern Syria in recent years and has dozens of bases there.
The four soldiers were sent to the hospital, the ministry said.

"The terrorists are being given a generous response with strong attacks on targets," it added.

Earlier on Sunday, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said, "We could never be safe as long as there is an armed terrorist organization" in northern Syria and Iraq.

"Hopefully, in the next term, we will continue our efforts in this direction even more," he added in a speech in the southeastern city of Sanliurfa, referring to the elections scheduled for May 14.