Rockets fired from Syria have landed on Turkish territory, injuring several people in the southeast border town of Kilis, local media report.
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At least four people were wounded when five rockets fired from northern Syria hit the town on Monday.
A Syrian journalist who was shot in the Turkish city of Gaziantep in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group died from his wounds Tuesday, a close friend said.
One rocket struck a guesthouse while the second landed on an empty field near a bus terminal, the state-run Anadolu Agency said.
Kilis, which is home to large numbers of Syrian refugees, has suffered repeatedly from cross-border shelling.
The injured were taken to hospital in ambulances, he said.
Kilis, which lies just a few kilometres from the border with Syria, has been hit by fire from Katyusha-type rockets every day this week amid growing concern over its vulnerability.
Tapsiz added that the Turkish military later destroyed the target which fired the projectiles. Islamic State’s Amaq news agency, in a statement from the group claiming responsibility for Shurqat’s killing, said his journalistic work had been “antagonistic” to Islamic State. Two people, including a young child, were killed by rocket fire in March.
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The government of Syrian President Bashar Assad hopes to secure its position through successful liberation of Aleppo from the Daesh terror group, according to Stratfor.
