Death toll from Kilis rocket strikes hits 19
KİLİS – Doğan News Agency
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One person who was wounded in the southeastern border province of Kilis by rocket fire originating from an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)-held region in northern Syria died on May 2, increasing the death toll from similar incidents targeting the province since January to 19.İsmail Ufak was heavily wounded by rocket fire on April 24 and taken to Kilis State Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on May 2.
Previously, seven people in Kilis were wounded by rockets fired from ISIL-held territory in Syria early on May 1.
Turkey has been hit by a series of rocket attacks originating from an ISIL-held region in Syria since mid-January.
A total of 19 people, including seven Syrians, have been killed by rocket fired at the border province since Jan. 18.
Previously, seven people in Kilis were wounded by rockets fired from ISIL-held territory in Syria early on May 1.
Turkey has been hit by a series of rocket attacks originating from an ISIL-held region in Syria since mid-January.
A total of 19 people, including seven Syrians, have been killed by rocket fired at the border province since Jan. 18.
