Turkey-Syrian invasion

Turkey army and its coalition forces in an attack on Wednesday started an operation in Jarablus, a Syrian border town, to drive away Daesh group. 

               

Confirming the invasion is a Turkish prime minister; 

The Turkish Armed Forces and the International Coalition Air Forces have launched a military operation aimed at clearing the district of Jarablus of the province of Aleppo from the terrorist organisation Daesh

According to a state-run news agency, Anadolu, the invasion started at 4am local time (0100 GMT). The Turkey F-16 jets dropped bombs on IS target in Jarablus. Security sources quoted by Turkish television said a small contingent of special forces travelled a few kilometres into Syria to secure the area before a possible operation.

According to CNN-Turk, Turkish artillery hit 63 targets in Syria.Several mortar rounds from IS-held Jarablus hit the Turkish border town of Karkamis on Tuesday, prompting the army to pound the jihadist positions on Syrian soil with artillery strikes.

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