Turkish Military: Rebels, Airstrikes Kill Nearly 70 Militants in Northern Syria

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Turkish Military: Rebels, Airstrikes Kill Nearly 70 Militants in Northern Syria

Turkey said Saturday that its warplanes had killed 68 Islamic State militants 20 kilometers northeast of Aleppo, Syria, as pitched battles raged in al-Bab between extremist fighters and rebels supported by Turkish forces. A Turkish military spokesman said the overnight airstrikes, part of the Turkey-led Operation Euphrates Shield, had destroyed 141 IS targets, including a military…