Dozens killed in Turkish strikes on ISIS town
A Syrian monitoring group says 47 civilians have been killed in Turkish airstrikes on the Islamic State-held town of al-Bab.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 14 children were killed in the strikes Thursday on the northern town. Earlier in the day, the Observatory reported 24 civilians had been killed.
The fight for al-Bab has grown increasingly costly as Turkish and Syrian opposition forces close in. The Turkish military said 16 of its soldiers were killed in the battle this week.
The ISIS-run Aamaq News Agency said 50 civilians were killed in air strikes Thursday. It circulated images of a tank and other military gear it reported to have seized from fleeing Turkish forces.
