Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 24
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Turkish Air Force have destroyed 11 strongholds of the terrorists as part of the operation against the “Islamic State” (IS, ISIL, ISIS or Daesh) terrorist organization in Syria, TRT Haber TV channel reported Aug. 24.
Turkish Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar has got acquainted with the military operations against the IS, according to the channel.
On Aug. 24 morning, the Turkish army with the support of the coalition aircraft launched an operation to liberate the city of Jarabulus from the IS militants in northern Syria, near Aleppo city.
Syria has been suffering from an armed conflict since March 2011, which, according to the UN, has so far claimed over 500,000 lives.
Militants from various armed groups are confronting the Syrian government troops. The “Islamic State” (IS, ISIL, ISIS or Daesh) is the most active terrorist group in Syria.
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