Turkish troops, allied forces seize Syrian town center
Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters have seized the center of the town of al-Bab from ISIS.
Anadolu Agency, quoting a Syrian opposition force commander Ahmed al Shahabi, said Thursday the troops were clearing mines and other explosives left behind by ISIS militants.
Turkey sent troops across the border into northern Syrian in August to help Syrian opposition forces battle ISIS and halt the advances of US-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters.
The troops had become bogged down in a grueling battle over al-Bab, one of the few remaining ISIS strongholds in northern Syria.
