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| Turkish jets attack IS Syria targets | Turkish jets attack IS Syria targets |
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| Turkey has carried out its first air strikes as part of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group. | Turkey has carried out its first air strikes as part of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group. |
| Turkey's foreign ministry said its jets began attacking IS targets across the border in Syria late on Friday. | Turkey's foreign ministry said its jets began attacking IS targets across the border in Syria late on Friday. |
| Turkey has stepped up its operations against the militant group in recent weeks, granting US jets access to a key air base close to the Syrian border. | Turkey has stepped up its operations against the militant group in recent weeks, granting US jets access to a key air base close to the Syrian border. |
| The US began operating from Turkey earlier this month with a series of drone strikes from Incirlik airbase. | The US began operating from Turkey earlier this month with a series of drone strikes from Incirlik airbase. |
| "Our fighter aircraft together with warplanes belonging to the coalition began as of yesterday evening to jointly carry out air operations against Daesh targets that constitute a threat against the security of our country," the foreign ministry said in a statement, using a pejorative term for IS. | "Our fighter aircraft together with warplanes belonging to the coalition began as of yesterday evening to jointly carry out air operations against Daesh targets that constitute a threat against the security of our country," the foreign ministry said in a statement, using a pejorative term for IS. |
| "The fight against the terrorist organization is a priority for Turkey," the statement added. | "The fight against the terrorist organization is a priority for Turkey," the statement added. |
| Turkey's increased involvement in the war on IS began in July in the wake of a suspected IS bomb attack in the Turkish town of Suruc which killed 32 people. | |
| Turkish warplanes attacked IS targets in Syria on 24 July, but not as part of the coalition operation. | |
| The new strikes follow a co-operation agreement between Turkey and the US, which calls for Turkey to be fully integrated into the coalition air campaign. | |
| The precise targets of the new Turkish strikes have not been not revealed. | |
| On Thursday, IS militants seized five villages from rebel groups in northern Syria as they advanced towards the strategic town of Marea near the Turkish border. | On Thursday, IS militants seized five villages from rebel groups in northern Syria as they advanced towards the strategic town of Marea near the Turkish border. |
| The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and other groups said IS carried out a suicide bombing on the outskirts of Marea amid fierce fighting in the area. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and other groups said IS carried out a suicide bombing on the outskirts of Marea amid fierce fighting in the area. |
| The IS advance was in the northern Aleppo province near where Turkey and the United States have agreed to establish an IS-free safe zone. | The IS advance was in the northern Aleppo province near where Turkey and the United States have agreed to establish an IS-free safe zone. |