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Turkey Accused of Giving ISIS a "Safe Zone" in Syria
(CBS News) Omar Abdulkader - The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a rebel group of mainly Kurdish fighters that the U.S. relied on for years to lead the ground war against ISIS in Syria, says Turkey is allowing ISIS a "safe zone" in northern Syria. ISIS commander Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi blew himself up as U.S. forces approached his home last week in Atmeh, a Syrian town less than two miles from the Turkish border. ISIS' previous leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed less than three miles from Turkey. "Many Daesh [ISIS] and al-Qaeda leaders are still alive, protected by Turkey in occupied areas of northeast and northwest Syria," SDF official Farhad Shami told CBS News. "He was protected between three Turkish military bases."