Turkey sends tanks into Syria in operation aimed at Isis and Kurds

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The Guardian:

Turkey has launched a major military intervention in Syria, sending tanks and warplanes across the border in a coordinated campaign with Syrian opposition fighters, who seized an Islamic State-held village in the area in the first hours of fighting.

 

The operation, called Euphrates Shield, has a dual purpose: to dislodge Isis from Jarablus, its last major redoubt on the 500-mile border, and to contain the expansion of Kurdish militias in northern Syria.

 

Turkish tanks crossed the Syrian border as artillery and fighter jets pounded the militants in an operation backed by the US-led coalition. The incursion also opened corridors for Syrian opposition fighters backed by Turkey, who mounted an assault in the area.

 

Syrian rebels clashing with Isis fighters seized Kaklijah, Turkish military sources said. There were no immediate details about casualty figures.

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The predictions have come to pass: Turkey is now in Syria and this is what it means for the Middle East

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/turkey-syria-kurds-middle-east-a7207506.html

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US, Turkey force Kurds to pull back in Northern Syria despite effectiveness against ISIS

 

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/08/25/us-backed-kurds-pulling-back-in-north-syria-as-turkey-continues-anti-isis-operation.html