One Turkish soldier killed in ISIL attack in Syria's al-Bab

One Turkish soldier has been killed in an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attack in Syria's al-Bab as part of Turkey's ongoing Euphrates Shield Operation, Doğan News Agency reported on Jan. 7. 

The killed soldier was a sergeant and was part of the Turkish forces to capture al-Bab from ISIL, along with Ankara-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA). 

The sergeant died in an ISIL attack on Jan. 7, the agency reported. 

Turkey launched its Euphrates Shield operation on Aug. 24, 2016, in order to clear its border of terrorist organizations, which includes ISIL, along with Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) forces. 

The sergeant's death came one day after another Turkish soldier, who had been previous wounded in northern Syria as part of the ongoing campaign, succumbed to his injuries.