The Turkish military destroyed 30 Daesh targets and neutralized 17 Daesh terrorists in northern Syria in the past 24 hours as part of the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield, the military said on Wednesday.
The Turkish military has been surrounding the Daesh-controlled town of al-Bab for weeks as part of the ongoing operation.
More than 3,000 terrorists have been neutralized since the launch of the operation, and more than 3,000 handmade explosives and 66 mines have been neutralized under controlled conditions.
The Turkish operation, aided by the Free Syrian Army (FSA), was launched in late August to improve security, support coalition forces and eliminate the threat of terror along the Turkish-Syrian border.
Operation Euphrates Shield has cleared a total of 227 residential areas and 1,875 square kilometers of land along northern Syria's Azaz-Jarabulus corridor, which runs parallel the Turkish border.
