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Turkey-backed operation in northern Syria targets Daesh

Coalition airstrikes, Free Syrian Army advances against terror group as part of Operation Euphrates Shield

07.11.2016 - Update : 07.11.2016
Turkey-backed operation in northern Syria targets Daesh FILE PHOTO

ANKARA

A coalition airstrike killed a Daesh terrorist in northern Syria, the Turkish Armed Forces said Monday.

Aircraft from the U.S.-led anti-Daesh coalition carried out four strikes against the group, destroying an armed vehicle and an anti-aircraft battery, the military said in a statement without giving a timeframe or location for the attacks.

Meanwhile, Free Syrian Army (FSA) forces took control of areas to the east of Al-Rai from Daesh, the Turkish military added.

Turkey launched Operation Euphrates Shield in late August to clear Syria’s northern border area of terrorists. The operation has seen the Turkish military support the FSA with special forces, airstrikes, artillery and tanks.

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