Turkey: 104 IS militants killed in air, land strikes
30 May 2016 4:22 AM IST
US-led coalition airstrikes and Turkish artillery fire against the Islamic State group in Syria have killed 104 militants, says Turkey’s state-run news agency. Anadolu Agency on Saturday said that the strikes came late Friday, hours after rockets fired from Syria hit a southern Turkish town and wounded five people.
It said the airstrikes and artillery fire also destroyed seven buildings used as IS headquarters. The claim could not be independently verified, and Turkey has not explained how it can count casualties in Syria.
Cross-border fire from Syria has claimed 21 lives and wounded dozens of others in the border town of Kilis this year. Authorities blame the attacks on IS which has a presence in northern Syria. Turkey typically responds by shelling IS positions.
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