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August 24, 2016       Share:    

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/turkey-launches-operation-against-islamic-state-held-town-on-border/2016/08/24/4983b9d2-b71a-446e-967e-894bf4b9a845_story.html

U.S.-Backed Turkish Forces Enter Syria to Take on Islamic State

(Washington Post) Erin Cunningham, Liz Sly and Karen DeYoung - Turkey spearheaded a new U.S.-backed offensive into Syria Wednesday aimed at capturing the Islamic State's last stronghold on the Turkish border. Turkish tanks crossed the border in support of Syrian rebels battling IS militants on the ground. The U.S. military is also deeply involved in the operation, with U.S. special operations forces offering advice to the rebel fighters and U.S. warplanes offering air support. Capturing the town of Jarablus would deprive IS militants of their last remaining smuggling route for foreign fighters and supplies. It will also blunt a parallel offensive by U.S.-backed Syrian Kurds.

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