By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Turkey and the US will continue joint fight against militants of the “Islamic State” terrorist organization, said the US Vice President Joe Biden, who arrived in Turkey on a visit.
Biden made the remarks Aug. 24 during a joint press conference with Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, TRT Haber news channel reported.
Biden said that terror is the main threat for the whole region.
On Aug. 24 morning, the Turkish Air Force 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.
The operation was carried out under the name “Shield of the Euphrates.”
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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