土耳其撤回守护苏雷曼大帝陵墓军人

Turkey’s military carried out an operation in Syria overnight to evacuate soldiers guarding the tomb of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

Turkish officials say tanks and other heavy weaponry entered Syria through the border city of Kobani, which Syrian Kurdish fighters retook last month after fierce battles with the Islamic State group.

The officials say the mission was successful with the troops brought back to Turkey. They note that one soldier was killed in an accident.

The tomb, which is about 35 kilometers into Syria in Aleppo Province, is on Turkish territory based on a treaty signed in 1921.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the tomb will be moved to a different site in Syria closer to the Turkish border.

Turkey’s government said last year that Islamic State militants were advancing on the tomb, which is guarded by several dozen Turkish soldiers.

土耳其官员表示，土耳其的坦克和其他重型武器经过边境城市科巴尼进入叙利亚。叙利亚库尔德武装上个月经过激烈战斗从伊斯兰国组织手中夺回了该城市。

土耳其官员说，这次军事行动成功完成，守护部队已撤回土耳其境内。土耳其官员说，一位军人在一次事故中丧生。

这个叙利亚境内大约35公里、位于阿勒颇省的陵墓所在之处，根据1921年签署的一项条约，属于土耳其领土。

土耳其总理艾哈迈德·达武特奥卢表示，陵墓将被移至叙利亚境内更靠近土耳其边界的另外一个地点。

土耳其政府去年说，伊斯兰国激进分子曾向有几十名土耳其军人把守的陵墓推进。