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ANKARA， April 26 (Xinhua) -- Eleven militants of the Islamic State (IS) were killed in Syria on Tuesday when Turkish artillery units shelled two missile launchers， local Daily news reported.


This was the second such operation by the Turkish Army in the past two days， said the report， adding that the Turkish artillery units shelled a missile launcher in Syria on Monday， killing eight IS militants.


Reconnaissance vehicles spotted two missile launchers ready for attack in Duwaibik， 26 km from the center of the southeastern province of Kilis.


Meanwhile， a three-story building next to the launchers in Syria was also destroyed， said the report.


The Turkish military responded to the IS group that has fired 45 rockets hitting the province of Kilis and killing at least 17 people since Jan. 18 this year.


Turkey has recently been on high alert as the country has been rocked by a series of suicide and car bomb attacks which claimed many lives and wounded hundreds more.