Turkish warplanes strike 15 targets in Syria's Al-Bab area: Military

Turkish warplanes struck 15 targets in the al-Bab area of northern Syria on Nov. 13 in an operation with Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters to drive Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants out of the border region, the Turkish military said on Nov. 14.


President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said seizing control of al Bab, around 30 km (19 miles) south of the border, is a goal of the operation before targeting Manbij, from which Kurdish-led forces recently drove ISIL, and the ISIL stronghold of Raqqa.

Ten ISIL defensive positions, command centers and an ammunition store were destroyed in the strikes, the army said in a statement. Nine FSA fighters were killed and 52 wounded during clashes in the region, it added.
 [hurriyetdailynews.com]
14/11/16
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