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Turkey says strikes, artillery kill 14 IS militants in Syria

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AP Ankara
Last Updated : Jun 01 2016 | 5:32 PM IST
Turkey's state-run news agency says coalition airstrikes and Turkish artillery fire against the Islamic State group in Syria killed 14 militants.
Turkey is part of the US-led coalition targeting IS in an airstrikes campaign.
The Anadolu Agency, citing military officials, said today the strikes by US-led coalition jets targeted IS positions north of the city of Aleppo, destroying a tank, two mortar positions, a headquarters' building and three vehicles.
It says the strikes came after Turkey's military had determined that IS militants were preparing to attack the Turkish territory from the region.
The report could not be independently verified. Turkey has not explained how it counts 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.

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First Published: Jun 01 2016 | 5:32 PM IST

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