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| Syria conflict: Rebels 'capture' IS stronghold of Dabiq | |
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| Turkish-backed rebels have captured the symbolically important Syrian town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group, rebel commanders and monitors say. | Turkish-backed rebels have captured the symbolically important Syrian town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group, rebel commanders and monitors say. |
| The rebels took Dabiq after "IS members withdrew", the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. | The rebels took Dabiq after "IS members withdrew", the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. |
| The small northern town holds great value for IS because of a prophecy of an apocalyptic battle, and features heavily in its propaganda. | |
| The advance on Dabiq is part of a wider offensive by Syrian rebel groups. | The advance on Dabiq is part of a wider offensive by Syrian rebel groups. |
| Ahmed Osman, the commander of the Sultan Murad rebel group, told Reuters news agency on Sunday morning that the group had also recaptured the neighbouring village of Soran. | |
| Dabiq is just 10km (6 miles) from the border with Turkey. | |
| In August, Turkey launched an offensive to clear the border region of militants. | |
| In September, the Turkish prime minister said the 91km borderline was "entirely secured" and "all the terrorist organisations were pushed back". | |
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