Chief of staff, intelligence chief visit Turkey's Kilis after rockets fired from Syria

Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar and National Intelligence Agency (M?T) head Hakan Fidan arrived in the southern province of Kilis on April 13, after consecutive rocket firings in the province over the past three days.

Akar and Fidan examined the border region from above and observed military units in the area, accompanied by Defense Minister ?smet Y?lmaz, generals and M?T officials.

They later visited the Kilis Governor's Office, meeting Kilis Governor Süleyman Taps?z and other officials.

Earlier on April 13, five rocket projectiles fired from Syria landed in the province but no casualties were reported.

It marked the third such incident in the province in the past three days.

Security forces said Turkish artillery responded to the fire by shelling targeted positions within the rules of engagement.

On April 12, two people were killed and six were wounded when two rocket projectiles again fired from Syria landed in Kilis, less than one day after multiple rockets hit the province.

Three rocket projectiles fired from a region under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria had landed in Kilis on April 11, wounding 12.
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