Turkish airstrikes kill 18 Islamic State militants in northern Syria
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Turkey's military killed 18 ISIS militants in northern Syria over the last 24 hours, the army said on Saturday, intensifying strikes against the militant group. Four buildings and one vehicle used by the ISIS fighters were destroyed in the strikes, an army statement said.
Separately, five Turkey-backed rebels and five ISIS militants were killed in clashes on the ground, the army said in its statement. In addition, it said coalition forces conducted six air strikes which killed another 10 ISIS militants.
Turkey is backing a group of Syrian Arabs and Turkmen in northern Syria in its Euphrates Shield operation, which has swept Islamic State from its southern border.
