Fifty-six Daesh terrorists were killed by Turkey-backed forces around the Syrian town of al-Bab and by U.S.-led coalition air strikes in the latest operations on Wednesday, the Turkish military said on Thursday.
Turkish artillery fire also hit 104 Daesh targets, including buildings and bombed vehicles, the army said in a statement, reiterating it had largely established control in the residential areas of al-Bab.
The Daesh stronghold, 30 km (20 miles) from the Turkish border, has been a prime target since Turkey launched the Euphrates Shield operation with Syrian opposition forces last August to push terror groups from its frontier and prevent gains by PKK/YPG terrorists.
Turkey's army said 11 of the terrorists were killed in air strikes by coalition forces, while the rest were killed in artillery fire and clashes during operations in al-Bab.
