Syrian militants backed by Turkish forces are two kilometers (just over a mile) from the ISIL Takfiri group stronghold of Al-Bab as they press Ankara’s Operation Euphrates Shield, a monitor said Sunday. The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Turkish forces were targeting the town with artillery fire and ...
Two more Turkish troops were killed on Tuesday by an explosion while taking part in Ankara’s unprecedented military operation inside Syria, state media said. The state-run Anadolu news agency said the soldiers were killed by a mine north of the Syrian town of Jarabulus, which pro-Ankara militants had seized from ...