A Syrian activist group monitoring the civil war says Syrian rebels who were amassed at the Turkish border have crossed into Syria as part of a Turkey-backed operation to liberate an Islamic State-controlled border town.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the fighters were preceded by Turkish tanks and mine sweepers that crossed into Syria earlier on Wednesday as part of the operation to clear Jarablus from IS militants.
The Britain-based monitoring group didn't say how many fighters were involved. On Tuesday, it said that around 500 rebels were waiting to cross into Syria.
Turkish state media, meanwhile, say the rebels were about to enter a Syrian village leading to Jarablus.
Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish tanks have crossed into Syria as part of a military operation to free Jarablus.
In its report, Anadolu Agency, which cited unnamed government officials, did not say how many tanks had entered Syria.
Turkeys' private NTV television says as many as 20 tanks had crossed into Syria. It said clashes were taking place at the border.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the fighters were preceded by Turkish tanks and mine sweepers that crossed into Syria earlier on Wednesday as part of the operation to clear Jarablus from IS militants.
The Britain-based monitoring group didn't say how many fighters were involved. On Tuesday, it said that around 500 rebels were waiting to cross into Syria.
Turkish state media, meanwhile, say the rebels were about to enter a Syrian village leading to Jarablus.
Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkish tanks have crossed into Syria as part of a military operation to free Jarablus.
In its report, Anadolu Agency, which cited unnamed government officials, did not say how many tanks had entered Syria.
Turkeys' private NTV television says as many as 20 tanks had crossed into Syria. It said clashes were taking place at the border.
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