Syria
The
Islamic State (IS) group announced its withdrawal from the city of
al-Bab, which has been taken by the Turkish forces and allied Syrian
rebels on Thursday, according to pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV.
The
withdrawal of the IS from al-Bab, its largest stronghold in northern
Syria near the Turkish borders, came after 100 days of battles
against the Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels fighting in an
operation called the Euphrates Shield.
The
IS claimed it had killed 400 Turkish soldiers and rebel fighters.
For
the Turks, capturing the northern part of the city cuts the way in
the face of the growing Kurdish influence in northern Syria, a red
line drawn by Turkey.
The
Syrian army succeeded recently to besiege al-Bab from its southern
edge, a move to prevent IS fighters to withdraw toward other
stronghold in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, or the northern
city of al-Raqqa, the de facto capital of the terror-designated
group.
Observers
said the attacks on al-Bab were coordinated between the Russians and
the Turks.
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