One soldier wounded in Syria succumbs to injuries

GAZİANTEP

A Turkish soldier, who has been wounded in northern Syria during Operation Euphrates Shield, was killed on Dec.17 in Turkey's southeastern province of Gaziantep, military sources said. 

The soldier, who had been wounded in Syria's al-Bab province and transferred to Gaziantep on Dec.16, succumbed to his wounds in Gaziantep University Medical Faculty Hospital, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media.