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Turkey kills 55 IS members in Syria

Xinhua, May 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Turkish military killed 55 Islamic State (IS) members north of Aleppo province in Syria on Saturday, Turkish Armed Forces said in a written statement on Sunday.

Turkish army also destroyed three vehicles and three rocket installations, according to the statement.

In a separate operation with the coalition forces on Saturday, 48 IS members were killed in northern Syria, Turkish army said in a separate statement on Sunday.

The IS attacks on settlement areas of Syrian opposition ended and the group has retreated, said the military.

Turkish military destroyed a total of 2,144 IS positions in northern Syria and killed 807 militants, the Turkish army said earlier.

Rockets fired from Syria have been landing in Kilis since mid-January, killing a total of 21 people including seven Syrians refugees and injured over 66, including 17 Syrians, according to military figures.

While Ankara said it is battling the IS as part of a U.S.-led coalition, the extremist group also orchestrated a number of suicide bombings in Turkey's capital and Istanbul, leaving hundreds killed. Endit