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Turkey's main opposition seeks parliament initiative as Syria rockets repeatedly hit border town

Turkey's main opposition party has appealed for a parliamentary inquiry into security measures taken on the country's border with war-torn Syria, as the southeastern province of Kilis has come under frequent attack from rockets fired across the border from Syria in the last few weeks, prompting the army to respond to each strike with howitzer fire.

Turkey, coalition hit ISIL after rockets kill two in Kilis

The U.S.-led coalition hit Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in northern Syria, located directly across from the southeastern province of Kilis, after receiving coordinates from Turkey on April 25. The air strikes came in response to a series of ISIL attacks on the border province, with a fresh attack April 24 killing two people, raising the total death toll to 17 since Jan.

US-led coalition hits ISIL in Syria after deadly cross-border shelling on Turkey's Kilis

The U.S.-led coalition hit Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets in northern Syria, located directly across Turkey's Syrian border from the southeastern province of Kilis, after receiving coordinates from Turkey on April 25. The air strikes came in response to a series of ISIL attacks on Kilis, which houses more Syrian refugees than its population.

Death toll rises to two after second explosion caused by rockets in Turkey's Kilis

The death toll from the most recent rocket strikes from Syria on the southeastern province of Kilis has risen to two following an incident late April 24.

Fadil Emin, a Syrian national aged 23, succumbed to injuries on April 25, raising the death toll in rocket attacks from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)-controlled areas of northern Syria to 17 since January.

One killed, 10 wounded after second explosion caused by rockets in Turkey's Kilis

One person was killed and 10 others were wounded when a second explosion has occurred in the border province of Kilis on April 24, Deputy Prime Minister Yalç?n Akdo?an has announced.

Two Katyusha projectiles fired from Syria hit a mosque, just 100 meters away from the Kilis Governor's Office. 

Injuries reported after second explosion caused by rockets in Turkey's Kilis

A second explosion has occurred in the border province of Kilis on April 24 when another two rockets hit the province, hours after an earlier incident which left 16 wounded.

Two projectiles fired from Syria hit a mosque, just 100 meters away from the Kilis Governor's Office. 

According to initial reports, there were injuries in the incident.

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