2 Turkish Soldiers Killed in North Syria; 2 Others Wounded

Russian and Turkish military armoured vehicles and armoured personnel carriers drive together in a joint patrol along the M4 highway, which links the northern Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Latakia, near Ariha in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, on July 7, 2020. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images

ISTANBUL—Two Turkish soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in an attack in northern Syria, Turkey’s defense ministry said Sunday.

The ministry wrote on Twitter that a Turkish armored vehicle was attacked. The assault occurred Saturday in the so-called Euphrates Shield area, which consists of a region between the Turkish border and northern Aleppo, including the towns of Jarablus and al-Bab.