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Turkey ready to press deeper into Syria after al-Bab victory

Turkey ready to press deeper into Syria after al-Bab victory

Turkey intends to continue its advance into Syria to drive Islamists out of their Raqqa stronghold after securing a strategic town in Syria’s north, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday, Sputnik …

FSA 'in control of all neighborhoods' in Syria’s Al-Bab

FSA 'in control of all neighborhoods' in Syria’s Al-Bab

Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army forces have taken control of all neighborhoods in Syria’s Al-Bab, Turkish military said Friday. In a statement, the Turkish Chief of General Staff said a sweep operation was ongoing to clear the …

Two Turkish soldiers killed in Al-Bab

Two Turkish soldiers killed in Al-Bab

Two Turkish soldiers were killed in a suicide attack in the city of Al-Bab on Friday, the Turkish prime minister Binali Yildirim said, hours after a suicide bomber attacked Turkish-backed rebels outside the Syrian town. …

Daesh announces withdrawal from Syria's Al Bab

Daesh announces withdrawal from Syria's Al Bab

The Islamic State (ISIL or Daesh, outlawed in Russia) terrorist group has started to leave the besieged northern Syrian town of Al Bab, media reports said Thursday. The Daesh has announced the start of its withdrawal …

Yildirim: al-Bab largely under control of Syrian rebels

Yildirim: al-Bab largely under control of Syrian rebels

Turkey-backed rebels have largely taken control of the Syrian town of al-Bab from ISIS militants, the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said in Ankara. "Al-Bab has been largely taken under control. Our …

Cavusoglu names Raqqa next target of Turkish army

Cavusoglu names Raqqa next target of Turkish army

The operations to liberate the Syrian town of al-Bab had made important progress and the next target would be Raqqa, the de facto capital of ISIS, the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a news conference in the …

Russian jets strike Daesh targets in Syria's al-Bab

Russian jets strike Daesh targets in Syria's al-Bab

Russia targeted Daesh positions in Syria's al-Bab in airstrikes carried out on Wednesday for the first time, as Turkey is carrying out Operation Euphrates Shield to clean terrorists from the region and the Syrian opposition and Assad regime …

ISIS militants kill 30 civilians in Syria

ISIS militants kill 30 civilians in Syria

The Turkish army accused ISIS extremists of killing at least 30 civilians seeking to flee the flash point Syrian town of Al-Bab which Ankara and its rebel allies have been seeking to capture for weeks. The army said that the civilians …

 Fourteen Turkish soldiers killed in Syria

Fourteen Turkish soldiers killed in Syria

Clashes between Turkish-backed Syrian rebels and ISIS militants intensified around the northern Syrian town of al-Bab on Wednesday, killing 14 Turkish soldiers and …

Turkey-backed FSA closes in on Syria's al-Bab

Turkey-backed FSA closes in on Syria's al-Bab

Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters have edged even closer to Syria's al-Bab with the support of the Turkish Armed Forces, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. "We have sent a team of our experts and a U.S. …