Kilis

Three Turkish soldiers were slightly wounded in a drone attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadist group on Sept. 27, on the 35th day of Euphrates Shield operation in Syria.

Turkey has killed 40 jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in northern Syria, hours after rockets from ISIL-controlled spots hit the southeastern Anatolian province of Kilis, the Turkish army said in a written statement on Sept. 22. 

Turkish soldiers killed 40 ISIL militants in air strikes on the jihadists' positions in neighboring Syria hours after rockets from the ISIL-controlled spots hit Turkey's Kilis.

A rocket fired from northern Syria hit a bazaar area in Turkey's southern border province of Kilis on Sept. 22.

There are initial reports of injuries.

Nearly 9,000 mosques have been built over the last decade in Turkey, according to statistics released by Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet). A total of 8,985 mosques were built between 2005 and 2015 in Turkey, while the Central Anatolian province of Konya contained the highest number of mosques, Doğan News Agency reported on Sept. 16.

Three soldiers were killed and one was injured on Sept. 9 when Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants hit a Turkish tank in Syria, the Turkish Armed Forces have announced. 

The soldiers were killed after a tank was hit at 12:20 p.m. local time during clashes in the Tel al-Hawa region, the Turkish General Staff said in a statement.

A rocket projectile fired from an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)-controlled region in Syria hit an olive orchard in the border province of Kilis early on Sept. 9, Doğan News Agency has reported.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in the attack.

BELGRADE - Turkish forces and Syrian rebels expelled the Islamic State (ISIS / Daesh / ISIL / IS) terrorist group from the last areas of the Syrian-Turkish border under their control on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Locals in the southeastern border province of Kilis have appealed to the Turkish state in a newspaper advert calling for additional measures to ensure their security amid persistent rocket fire from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)-held territories in northern Syria. 

Two rockets fired from Syrian territory hit the southeastern border province of Kilis on May 6.

The rockets hit a central neighborhood at around 12:30 p.m. One of the rockets hit the roof of a house while the other hit the garden of a shop.

No casualties were reported in the incident while some buildings were damaged.

Police took security measures at the scene.