One Turkish soldier was killed and four others wounded in clashes Monday with Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria's Al-Bab region, Turkey's military said in a statement.
The Turkish army launched a campaign inside Syria on August 24 codenamed Euphrates Shield to clean its border from IS jihadists and stop the advance of Kurdish militia. The clashes in Al-Bab have proved the toughest in the campaign, with Turkish military fatalities surging.
The latest casualty raised the number of Turkish troops killed in the Syria offensive to 68, local media reported.
Al-Bab is the jihadist group's last stronghold in the northern province of Aleppo and is also being targeted by the Syrian army.
Turkey has suggested that it could turn its sights to Raqqa after the Al-Bab operation is complete, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussing both Al-Bab and Raqqa in a call with US President Donald Trump.
