Turkish military official in Syria… #EuphratesShield #Cerablus

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Turkish Special Forces: From stopping a coup to the frontline of the ISIL fight

The Turkish Special Forces are playing a key role in the operation launched at 04.00 a.m. on Aug. 24 to back the Free Syrian Army (FSA) to free the Syrian town of Jarablus from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

"Keklice ve #Cerablus bölgesinde tespit edilen hedeflere F-16'lar hava taarruzu icra ediyor" https://t.co/3yju6Ft9lj http://pic.twitter.com/LBOHbdnd2X

— Al Jazeera Türk (@AJTurk) August 24, 2016

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IŞİD'e yönelik harekatın sürdüğü #Cerablus'ta ÖSO güçlerinin tanklar önündeki görüntüleri paylaşılıyor. @sayed_ridha http://pic.twitter.com/BqECytm51I

— 140journos (@140journos) August 24, 2016

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#Cerablus 'a büyük harekatı başlattık. Allah Türkiye'yi ve Milletimizi korusun. https://t.co/3LpPp8W8mm http://pic.twitter.com/Q00yR9lZNz

— Metin Feyzioğlu (@metinfeyzioglu) August 24, 2016

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Turkish troops enter Syria in major operation against Isis

 World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Kareem Shaheen in Beirut

Campaign aims to ‘cleanse’ jihadis from Jarablus – terror group’s last key hub on the 500-mile Syria-Turkey border

US VP Joe Biden arrives in Turkish capital amid Jerablus operation

The U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Ankara on Aug. 24, hours after a joint operation by the Turkish military and coalition forces was launched to capture the ISIL-held Jarablus region in Syria

Timeline of Operation Euphrates Shield

Turkish armed forces has begun its cross-border “Euphrates Shield” operation against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) early on Aug. 24 both with aerial strikes and with ground forces backed by strikes from rocket launchers, howitzers and tanks

LIVE: Turkish military, coalition forces launch ‘Euphrates Shield’ operation in Jarablus

 Hurriyet Daily News

The Turkish armed forces has begun its cross-border “Euphrates Shield” operation against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) early on Aug. 24 with aerial strikes and with ground forces backed by strikes from rocket launchers, howitzers and tanks

Turkey will be defeated as ISIL in Syria: PYD head Muslim

Turkey will be defeated as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria, according to Salih Muslim, the head of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD)

Erdoğan to PYD: Those issuing threats should think what will happen

The Turkish military launched the Jerablus operation “against terror organizations such as DAESH and the PYD,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said

Turkish Military Begins Ground Operation Into Syria

 NYT > Turkey by By CEYLAN YEGINSU

The incursion, backed by U.S. air support, drastically escalates Turkey’s role in the Syrian conflict in an effort meant to clear Islamic State militants from the border.

Chief of Staff at the operation HQ

Turkey Launches Operation on ISIS in Syria

Bianet :: English

A campaign has been launched by Turkish Armed Forces Joint Special Mission Forces and US-led coalition air forces on ISIS in Jarablus region in Aleppo in Syria.

US VP Biden visits Turkish Parliament, bombed during failed coup attempt

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on the morning of Aug. 24 paid a visit to the Turkish Parliament, which was bombarded by soldiers attempting to stage a military coup on July 15

Turkey Says Operation Launched to Free ISIS-Held Town in Syria

NYT > Turkey by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Turkey’s prime minister’s office said the Turkish military and the U.S.-backed coalition forces on Wednesday launched an operation to clear a Syrian border town from Islamic State militants.

Syria Jarablus: Turkish tanks roll into northern Syria

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Turkey sends tanks across the Syrian border after bombarding positions held by so-called Islamic State, in an operation also aimed at deterring Kurdish fighters.

Turkey evacuates town amid anti-IS Syria campaign

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Turkey evacuated Karkamis near Syria, as it prepares an offensive against so-called Islamic State holding Jarablus.

Kurds Close to Control of Northeast Syria Province, Portending a Shift in the War

 NYT > Turkey by By ANNE BARNARD

A cease-fire with the Syrian government puts Kurdish militias much closer to control of Hasaka Province, which would be the third lost by President Bashar al-Assad.

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