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US military A-10s and F-16 aircraft carrying out airstrikes in support of Turkey, Syrian rebels

WASHINGTON- US military aircraft are carrying out strikes in support of Turkish and Syrian rebel forces fighting to drive Islamic State out of one of the militants' last strongholds on the Turkish-Syrian border, a US defense official said on Wednesday.

 

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said both A-10 "Warthog" ground attack aircraft and F-16 fighter jets were carrying out the strikes. The operation marks Turkey's first major US-backed incursion into Syria.

 


פרסום ראשון: 08.24.16, 19:53