Explosion Near Turkish Military Base in Northeastern Syria... 12 Casualties Reported
On the 15th of last month (local time), marking 10 years of the Syrian civil war, thousands of civilians held anti-government protests in Idlib, northwestern Syria. The Syrian anti-government protests, which began on this day in 2011 amid the wave of popular uprisings known as the "Arab Spring" spreading across the Middle East, called for the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad. The protests gradually escalated into a civil war, resulting in the deaths of over 380,000 civilians and creating more than 12 million refugees over the past decade.
An explosion near a Turkish military base in Hasakah province in northeastern Syria resulted in 12 Turkish soldiers being killed or injured, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported on the 6th (local time).
The northeastern region of Syria is an area where several rebel groups opposing the Syrian government forces and Turkish troops deployed to suppress Kurdish militants are active.
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The Syrian newspaper 'Al-Batan' reported that a landmine exploded near the village of Ras al-Ain, located 38 km northwest of the city of Tel Tamer in Hasakah province, causing casualties among Turkish soldiers and Syrian rebel fighters.
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