Three Turkish soldiers were slightly wounded in a deliberate mortar attack by the Assad regime forces on the 10th observation point located inside the de-escalation zone in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, Turkey's Defense Ministry announced Thursday, APA reports citing Daily Sabah.
The attack came hours after Moscow and Ankara reached to a renewed ceasefire agreement in the area as of midnight on June 12.
The observation point located near Mount Zawiyah was targeted by 35 mortar rounds fired from regime-controlled As Shariah some three kilometers away, the statement said.
The wounded soldiers are being treated and evacuated. The observation point facility, equipments and other supplies were partially damaged.
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