Turkish soldiers kill five people trying to enter Syria to join IS

Turkish soldiers have killed five people in the southeastern province of Gaziantep as they were trying to cross into Syria to join Islamic State.

Turkish soldiers have killed five people in the southeastern province of Gaziantep as they were trying to cross into Syria to join Islamic State (IS) and have detained five others, the provincial governor’s office said on Friday.

A Turkish tank fires from an army position near the Oncupinar crossing gate close to the town of Kilis, south central Turkey, towards the Syria border. (AFP File Photo)

Gaziantep borders the Turkish province of Kilis, which has seen repeated rocket attacks from an area of Syria controlled by the IS.