Wednesday, 7 September 2016

ISIS loses all territory along Syria-Turkey border

ISIS loses all territory along Syria-Turkey border

Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels expelled the extremist Islamic State in Iraq and Syria group from the last strip of territory it controlled along the Syrian-Turkish border on Sunday, effectively sealing the extremists' self-styled caliphate off from the outside world, Turkey's state-run news agency reported. Also on Sunday, Syrian pro-government forces backed by airstrikes launched a wide offensive in the northern city of Aleppo, capturing areas they lost last month and besieging rebel-held neighbourhoods, state media and opposition activists said.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/isis-loses-all-territory-along-syria-turkey-border-1.3748049?source=Snapzu

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