"Coalition air forces, in the process of 11 airstrikes, killed 20 militants and destroyed three vehicles. The Turkish Air Force destroyed a cache of weapons, a command post and the terrorist's defensive fortifications," the Turkish military statement, obtained by RIA Novosti, said.
It was added in the statement that Turkish forces struck "88 Daesh targets with the Firtina howitzers, multiple rocket launchers, tanks and mortars."
The FSA forces were able to release four militant-held settlements on the al-Rai and Azaz line, the General Staff stated. Since the beginning of the operation, they have retaken control over 150 settlements and an area of 1,240 square kilometers (478 square miles) in the north of Syria.
The Turkish Army launched operation Euphrates Shield on August 24 against the IS, with the goal of eliminating the threat posed by the jihadist group outlawed in Russia and many other countries, in the Syrian border town of Jarabulus and the surrounding area. According to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the aim of the operation is to mop up a territory of 5,000 square kilometers, and to establish a safe zone to accommodate refugees.
