4 Turkish Troops Wounded in ISIL Attack in Iraq
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Four Turkish soldiers were wounded on Wednesday when Daesh (ISIL) terrorists fired mortars on a training camp near the Iraqi city of Mosul, Turkish officials said.
Two Iraqi volunteers, one of them an officer, were killed in the attack on the Bashiqa camp, where Iraqi fighters are being trained with Turkish help.
"We offer condolences to our Iraqi martyr brothers' families and the Iraqi people, and wish the injured a speedy recovery," the Turkish foreign ministry said in a statement, AFP reported.
The ISIL terrorist group claimed responsibility for the assault in a statement posted online, although it said it used rockets rather than mortars.
The Turkish military said it responded to the attack on the camp with fire of its own, adding that the four wounded troops had been taken for treatment in Sirnak province, on Turkey's side of the border.
According to CNN-Turk television, ISIL militants fired up to 60 mortar rounds over several hours.
One of the Turkish troops was seriously wounded but his life is not in danger, it added.
