Turkey hits ISIL in Syria, Russia 'concerned'

As the Turkish army once again responded on May 3 to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) deadly cross-border shelling of its southern province of Kilis, Moscow has expressed "concern" over Turkey's military action in Syria. 

"Russia is concerned by Turkish shelling of Syria," Russian Foreign Minister Seregi Lavrov said after a meeting with the United Nation's envoy on Syria in Moscow. 

"The task of closing the Turkish border with Syria is becoming more urgent," Lavrov said. 

Six ISIL militants were killed in shelling by the Turkish army after two more rocket projectiles hit the border province of Kilis on May 3. Turkish artillery units responded to the attack by shelling ISIL positions and firing multiple rocket launchers after unmanned aerial vehicles spotted where the rockets were fired - the Bab region of Syria, which ISIL currently controls. 

Militants were killed and two Katyusha rocket positions were destroyed, according to the Turkish army.

One person was wounded in the latest rocket attack from the ISIL-controlled region early on May 3, less than a day after a similar incident killed one and wounded two in the province.

Two Katyusha rockets hit the border province at around 9:40 p.m. One of them hit a house, starting a fire, while the other exploded on an empty field.

A 71-year-old woman on the street, Senem Seyreko?lu, was wounded as a result of the explosion. She was taken to hospital and is reported to be in good condition.

In the previous incident, an 18-year-old of Syrian origin was killed and three were wounded after ISIL militants fired two Katyusha rockets at Kilis on May 2.

Military sources said a total of 30 ISIL militants were killed and many others were...