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Turkish special forces enter northern Syria

ANKARA -- A group of Turkish Special Forces units have crossed into northern Syria, but an overal ground incursion has not yet begun and work to open a passage way is continuing, a senior Turkish official and military sources said on Wednesday.

 

Turkish warplanes and US-led coalition aircraft have carried out four strikes on Islamic State targets, Turkish military sources said, as part of a joint operation to wipe out ISIS from the Syrian border town of Jarablus.

 

A total of 63 targets have been fired at 224 times by Turkish artillery.

 

"The aim of the operation is to ensure border security and Syria's territorial integrity while supporting the US-led coalition against ISIS," one of the military sources said.

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 08.24.16, 07:44