Turkish soldiers entered neighboring Syria, evacuating dozens of surrounded Turkish soldiers guarding an Ottoman tomb and moving the tomb back in Turkey after ceremonially fixing the country's crescent-and-star flag.
Nearly 40 Turkish soldiers once guarded the tomb, making them a target for the Islamic State group and other militants in Syria's long-running civil war.
The troops were allegedly stuck for months guarding the site. The tomb belonged to Suleyman Shah, the grandfather of Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire.
Nearly 600 Turkish soldiers on some 100 tanks and armored recruits crossed into Syria on Saturday night, as drones and airplanes flew scouting missions overhead.
