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Turkish military says killed 65 IS militants in Syria

Published January 23, 2017 Updated January 23, 2017 07:25am

ANKARA: Sixty-five Islamic State militants were killed in operations by the Turkish army in support of rebels in northern Syria on Sunday, the Turkish military said on Monday.

Turkey launched an operation to drive the militants away from the Syrian border five months ago and have been besieging the Islamic State controlled town of al-Bab for weeks.

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