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2 Turkish Soldiers Killed in Attack on Syria Border

A Turkish soldier walks next to a Turkish military vehicle during a joint US-Turkey patrol, near Tel Abyad, Syria September 8, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said
A Turkish soldier walks next to a Turkish military vehicle during a joint US-Turkey patrol, near Tel Abyad, Syria September 8, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said
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2 Turkish Soldiers Killed in Attack on Syria Border

A Turkish soldier walks next to a Turkish military vehicle during a joint US-Turkey patrol, near Tel Abyad, Syria September 8, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said
A Turkish soldier walks next to a Turkish military vehicle during a joint US-Turkey patrol, near Tel Abyad, Syria September 8, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said

Two Turkish soldiers were killed in southern Turkey in a mortar attack near a military base in the town of Akcakale on the Syrian border, Turkey's defense ministry said on Thursday.

The attack took place on Wednesday and targeted a base across from the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, which Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies seized in a military operation against the Kurdish YPG last month, the ministry said.

Turkish forces had immediately opened intense artillery fire towards the source of the attack, a ministry statement said, and operations in the region continued.

Akcakale lies adjacent to areas that were targeted in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria last month.

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Clashes Resume in Syria's Sweida after Ceasefire Announcement

A convoy of government forces drives toward Sweida city as it passes through Mazraa village in southern Syria, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
A convoy of government forces drives toward Sweida city as it passes through Mazraa village in southern Syria, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
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Clashes Resume in Syria's Sweida after Ceasefire Announcement

A convoy of government forces drives toward Sweida city as it passes through Mazraa village in southern Syria, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
A convoy of government forces drives toward Sweida city as it passes through Mazraa village in southern Syria, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Clashes between Syrian government troops and local fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, just hours after a ceasefire was announced.

Local news outlet Sweida24 said the city and nearby villages were coming under heavy artillery and mortar fire early on Wednesday, while Syria's defense ministry, in a statement carried by state news agency SANA, blamed outlaw groups in Sweida for breaching the truce.

“Military forces continue to respond to the source of fire inside the city of Sweida, while adhering to rules of engagement to protect residents, prevent harm, and ensure the safe return of those who left the city back to their homes,” the statement said.

Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the military will continue to strike Syrian forces until they withdraw, warning that the level of response will escalate if the message is not understood, according to local media reports on Wednesday.

Katz also said the Syrian government should "leave Druze alone,” Israeli media reported.