Turkish army units have opened
fire on fighters from the main Kurdish force in northern Syria
deployed across the border in a majority Arab town, the Kurdish
force and an allied rebel said Monday.
There was no immediate comment from Turkish officials on
the shooting, according to the Associated Press.
The U.S.-supported Kurdish militia known as the YPG said on
its official Facebook page that Turkish military shot at its
forces deployed in the town of Tal Abyad twice Sunday, using
mostly machine guns.
An allied rebel fighter from a contingent of Free Syrian
Army fighters called Volcano of the Euphrates, Sharfan Darwish,
said no one was injured in the shooting and the Kurdish forces
didn't return fire, AP said.
Kurdish fighters expelled Islamic State militants from the
town in June, dealing a major blow to the extremist group's
abilities to access supply routes across the Turkish borders.
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