One Turkish soldier killed in car bomb attack in Syria's al-Bab

11 Islamic State militants killed in clashes, says Turkish military


Reuters December 19, 2016
A police officer secures the area following a suicide bombing in a major shopping and tourist district in central Istanbul. PHOTO: REUTERS

ANKARA: One Turkish soldier was killed in a car bomb attack in the northern Syrian town of al-Bab while 11 Islamic State militants were killed in clashes on Sunday, the Turkish military said in a statement on Monday.

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It said Turkish warplanes on Sunday destroyed 52 Islamic State targets in the area of al-Bab, which is controlled by the militants. The strikes were part of the nearly four-month old "Euphrates Shield" operation to drive IS and a Kurdish militia away from the border area.

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