One Turkish soldier killed in rocket attack [UPDATE]

22:13 (GMT+4) One Turkish soldier was killed and two others were injured in a rocket attack by the YPG terror group, launched against two tanks taking part in Turkey's military offensive against Daesh in the Syrian town of Jarablus, Hurriyet reported.

22:13 (GMT+4) One Turkish soldier suffers minor injury after a rocket fired from YPG positions hits tank in south Jarablus, Daliy Sabah reported.

On Aug. 24 morning, the Turkish Air Force with the support of the coalition aircraft launched an operation to liberate the city of Jarabulus from the IS militants in northern Syria, near Aleppo city.

The operation was carried out under the name “Shield of the Euphrates.”

Syria has been suffering from an armed conflict since March 2011, which, according to the UN, has so far claimed over 500,000 lives.

Militants from various armed groups are confronting the Syrian government troops. The “Islamic State” (IS, ISIL, ISIS or Daesh) is the most active terrorist group in Syria.