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Turkey on Monday
warned Kurdish militia fighters in northern Syria they would
face the "harshest reaction" if they tried to capture a town
near the border, and accused Russia of a missile attack there
that killed at least 14 civilians.
Further information about Tuesday's shelling was not immediately
available.
An offensive by the Syrian army, supported by Russian bombing
and Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias, has brought it to within 25
km (15 miles) of Turkey's frontier.
The Kurdish YPG militia, which Turkey regards as a hostile
insurgent force, has exploited the situation, seizing ground
from Syrian rebels to extend its presence along the border.
Almost 50 civilians were killed when missiles hit at least five
medical facilities and two schools in rebel-held areas of Syria
on Monday, according to the United Nations, which called the
attacks a blatant violation of international law.
At least 14 people were killed on Monday in the northern Syrian
town of Azaz, the last rebel stronghold before the border with
Turkey, when missiles hit a children's hospital and a school
sheltering refugees.
(Reporting by Tulay Karadeniz; Writing by David Dolan; Editing
by Kevin Liffey and Hugh Lawson)
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