Turkish tanks enter Syrian territory to fight IS

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This picture taken on August 24, 2016 shows Turkish army tanks standing by in the Turkish Syrian border city of Karkamis, in the southern region of Gaziantep. Turkey's army backed by international coalition air strikes launched an operation involving fighter jets and elite ground troops to drive Islamic State jihadists out of a key Syrian border town. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC
This picture taken on August 24, 2016 shows Turkish army tanks standing by in the Turkish Syrian border city of Karkamis, in the southern region of Gaziantep.
Turkey’s army backed by international coalition air strikes launched an operation involving fighter jets and elite ground troops to drive Islamic State jihadists out of a key Syrian border town. / AFP PHOTO /

KARKAMIS, Turkey (AFP) — A dozen Turkish tanks on Wednesday entered Syrian territory to take part in the battle to push Islamic State (IS) jihadists out of the town of Jarabulus, an AFP photographer reported.

The tanks were seen operating on the other side of the border and firing on IS-held Jarabulus. They were followed by several smaller military vehicles believed to be carrying pro-Ankara Syrian rebels who had also crossed over, the photographer added.

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