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| Turkish jets carry out strikes against Isis on Syrian side of border | |
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| Related: Turkey to let anti-Isis coalition use air base after soldier's death | Related: Turkey to let anti-Isis coalition use air base after soldier's death |
| Turkish warplanes have struck Islamic State targets across the border in Syria. | |
| A government official confirmed three F-16 jets took off from Diyarbakir airbase in south-east Turkey early on Friday and used smart bombs to hit three Isis targets across the Turkish border province of Kilis. | |
| The official, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said the targets were two command centres and a gathering point of Isis supporters. The jets did not enter Syrian airspace, the official said. | |
| The TRT channel earlier said the jets fired their missiles at Isis targets in the Syrian village of Havar, which is across the border from the Turkish border province of Kilis. Private NTV television said at least three loud explosions could be heard from Kilis. | |
| Hurriyet newspaper said the aerial operation was in retaliation for the Isis attack a day earlier and was named Operation Yalcin in honour of the non-commissioned officer who was killed in that attack. | |
| Turkey earlier agreed to let the US-led coalition against Isis use the country’s Incirlik air base after one Turkish soldier was killed and two were injured in what appeared to be cross-border clashes with the terror group. | Turkey earlier agreed to let the US-led coalition against Isis use the country’s Incirlik air base after one Turkish soldier was killed and two were injured in what appeared to be cross-border clashes with the terror group. |
| The country had previously refused to let the US-led coalition use the military facility but the attack on Turkish personnel – with shots fired across the border from Syria into the southern province of Kilis – appeared to prompt a change of heart. | The country had previously refused to let the US-led coalition use the military facility but the attack on Turkish personnel – with shots fired across the border from Syria into the southern province of Kilis – appeared to prompt a change of heart. |
| Local media said Turkey scrambled its own F-16 fighter jets from their base in Diyarbakir to the Syrian border after the Kilis attack which appeared to signal the first armed confrontation between the country’s forces and Isis. | Local media said Turkey scrambled its own F-16 fighter jets from their base in Diyarbakir to the Syrian border after the Kilis attack which appeared to signal the first armed confrontation between the country’s forces and Isis. |
| Turkish officials have raised concerns that the Isis bombing at Kilis was part of a campaign of retaliation for Turkey’s recent crackdown on IS operations in the country. In the last six months, Turkish officials say, more than 500 people suspected of working with IS have been detained. | Turkish officials have raised concerns that the Isis bombing at Kilis was part of a campaign of retaliation for Turkey’s recent crackdown on IS operations in the country. In the last six months, Turkish officials say, more than 500 people suspected of working with IS have been detained. |
| The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report |