Turkish army says IS group attack in Syria's al-Bab killed 30 civilians

Reuters , Monday 26 Dec 2016

Al-Bab city
Smoke rises from al-Bab city, northern Aleppo province, Syria October 26, 2016 (Photo: Reuters)

At least 30 civilians were killed and many others were wounded on Sunday after IS group launched an attack in the Syrian town of al-Bab to prevent people from fleeing, the Turkish military said in a statement on Monday.

Syrian rebels supported by Turkish troops have laid siege to the Islamic State-held town for weeks under the "Euphrates Shield" operation launched by Turkey nearly four months ago to sweep the Sunni hardliners and Kurdish fighters from its Syrian border.

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