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Daesh Pushed Away From 6 Settlements in North Syria - Turkey’s General Staff

© AFP 2023 / Nazeer al-Khatib Fighters from the Free Syrian Army fire an anti-aircraft machine gun mounted on a vehicle deploy during fighting against the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists (File)
Fighters from the Free Syrian Army fire an anti-aircraft machine gun mounted on a vehicle deploy during fighting against the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists (File) - Sputnik International
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The opposition Free Syrian Army (FSA) backed by the Turkish Air Force has liberated another 6 settlements from Daesh militants as part of the Euphrates Shield operation in northern Syria, Turkey’s General Staff said Sunday.

Turkish soldiers stand in a Turkish army tank driving back to Turkey from the Syrian-Turkish border town of Jarabulus in the Turkish-Syrian border town of Karkamis - Sputnik International
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ANKARA (Sputnik) — According to the statement, the opposition forces hit 24 Daesh targets, destroying the militants’ shelters, defensive positions, command headquarters, ammunition depots and vehicles. The statement specified that the opposition established control over 195 settlements in northern Syria from the beginning of the Euphrates Shield operation.

"The Free Syrian Opposition forces have established control over the majority of settlements of Hadji Qusah, Halise Shakira, Halise, Talca Shaqiyah, Hajar Abyad and Al-Shuayb," the General Staff said in a statement.

On August 24, the Turkish forces, backed by US-led coalition aircraft, began a military operation dubbed Euphrates Shield aimed at freeing the Syrian northern territories from terrorists and creating security zones for accommodation of refugees.

After liberating the Syrian border town of Jarabulus and the surrounding area of Daesh, the Turkish forces continued offensive in the southwest direction.

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