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Turkey launches offensive against populated controlled by EI in Syria
















Turkish troops with air support from the international coalition launched at dawn on Wednesday an offensive to expel Islamic State fighters of the Syrian city of Jarablos border with Turkey, said in Ankara the prime minister's office.

"The Turkish armed forces and the air forces of the international coalition launched a military operation aimed at cleaning the district Jarablos in the province of Aleppo, the terrorist organization Daesh" (acronym in Arabic for Islamic State), said a statement the Turkish government.

Pro-government news agency Anadolu said the operation began at 04h00 local (01h00 GMT) and aimed to further "strengthen border security and preserve the territorial integrity of Syria"

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