Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept.7
By Orkhan Guluzade - Trend:
The Free Syrian Army has liberated six more settlements from the militants of the “Islamic State” (IS, aka ISIS, ISIL or Daesh) terrorist group with support of the Turkish armed forces as part of the “Shield of the Euphrates” operation, the Haber 7 newspaper reported Sept.7.
Reportedly, the Free Syrian Army and Turkish armed forces continue the offensive operation in the direction of Al-Bab city.
The Free Syrian Army and Turkish armed forces have liberated around 100 villages and 620 square kilometers of territories from the IS since the beginning of the “Shield of the Euphrates” operation.
A total of five Turkish servicemen were killed and seven more were injured during the “Shield of the Euphrates” operation.
Turkish Air Force launched an operation Aug. 24 with support of the coalition aircraft to liberate Syria’s Jarabulus from the IS militants. The operation was dubbed the “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 IS, the YPG and the PYD are the most active terrorist groups in Syria.
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