(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 13 ISIS fighters have been killed by coalition airstrikes and clashes with the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in northern Aleppo province, the Turkish Armed Forces said Saturday.
Aircraft from the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition killed eight terrorists in five strikes in northern Syria, the statement said without giving a more precise location. It added that jets also destroyed three defensive emplacements around villages it named as Bolayqah and Ash Shudud near ISIS-held city of al-Bab.
Activists said FSA fighters have taken control of Ash Shudud village late on Saturday.
The raids happened up to 7 a.m. local time (0400GMT) Saturday, the military added.
Fighting between ISIS and the FSA saw five ISIS terrorists killed and six FSA fighters died on Friday, the statement added, again without giving a location.
Turkey launched Operation Euphrates Shield in late August to clear Syria's northern border area of terrorists. The operation has seen the Turkish military support the FSA with special forces, airstrikes, artillery and tanks.
Also in Aleppo, at least 20 civilians have been killed and dozens injured in the past twenty-four hour of bombing, following Russian air-strikes in West Aleppo and its surrounding areas.
Aircraft from the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition killed eight terrorists in five strikes in northern Syria, the statement said without giving a more precise location. It added that jets also destroyed three defensive emplacements around villages it named as Bolayqah and Ash Shudud near ISIS-held city of al-Bab.
Activists said FSA fighters have taken control of Ash Shudud village late on Saturday.
The raids happened up to 7 a.m. local time (0400GMT) Saturday, the military added.
Fighting between ISIS and the FSA saw five ISIS terrorists killed and six FSA fighters died on Friday, the statement added, again without giving a location.
Turkey launched Operation Euphrates Shield in late August to clear Syria's northern border area of terrorists. The operation has seen the Turkish military support the FSA with special forces, airstrikes, artillery and tanks.
Also in Aleppo, at least 20 civilians have been killed and dozens injured in the past twenty-four hour of bombing, following Russian air-strikes in West Aleppo and its surrounding areas.
A squadron of
Russian war planes bombed a number of villages and residential areas in
"revenge" missions, following a recent rebel offensive against regime
forces in Aleppo.
"A squadron of Russian
aircraft struck the countryside to the west of Aleppo to take revenge on
civilians for rebel forces trying and failing to break the siege of
east Aleppo," said Ibrahim Abu Laith, a spokesperson for the Syrian
Civil Defence, also known as The White Helmets.
"This coincided with renewed shelling on the eastern region [of Aleppo] this morning, causing no casualties."
Russian
planes bombed the village of Darat Ezza, to the west of Aleppo, this
morning, killing three civilians and injuring dozens of others.
The
White Helmets confirmed 17 civilians were killed and 34 wounded by
Russian bombing on Friday in the village of Kafrnaha, also to the west
of Aleppo.
It is estimated that nearly 350,000
civilians are currently trapped in opposition-held East Aleppo and are
suffering from worsening humanitarian conditions.
The
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 69 civilians -
including 25 children - have been killed by rebel rockets in
regime-controlled West Aleppo, but this figure has been disputed by
members of the opposition. (With AA, al-Araby al-Jadeed)
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