Shells Fired Into Turkey as Syria Offensive Continues for 2nd Day

AKCAKALE, Turkey — Shells landed in the center of this busy Turkish border town early Thursday afternoon, wounding at least six government employees, in a sharp escalation of the conflict between the Turkish state and the Kurdish militias who fought alongside American forces in the campaign to contain Islamist extremists in northern Syria.

The attack came as a Turkish offensive against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria entered its second day, with Turkish troops continuing an air and ground assault against the Kurdish groups, killing at least 16 Kurds, rights groups reported.