Turkey fires back, rebels seize Syria border village

October 07, 2012 00:08

Turkey hit back against what it said was a fresh round of mortar fire from Syria, as monitors said rebels seized a Syrian border village after a fierce battle that left almost 30 dead.

Syria, for its part, said four Turks were among a convoy of "terrorists" killed in fighting in the heart of Aleppo, just hours after UN condemnation of deadly jihadist bombings in the commercial capital.

Turkish officials said they were sure a mortar round that struck on Saturday morning were fired by pro-government forces, and not rebels who have been fighting for nearly 19 months to oust President Bashar al-Assad.

The round prompted fresh retaliatory fire after reprisals on Wednesday and Thursday for the previous shelling, the Hatay provincial governor's office said.

"A mortar round struck today (on Saturday) at 7:00 am about 50 metres inside Turkish territory in an open space about 700 metres from the village of Guvecci and about 300 metres from a police station."

No casualties were reported.

The Turkish army responded with four mortar rounds, the governor's office said, adding that the Syrian fire had come from loyalists who were firing at rebels near the border.

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