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IS loses last stretch of Syria-Turkey border

Published: 05 Sep 2016 - 12:00 am | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 12:37 pm
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Birds fly near a Turkish tank coming from Syria during clashes between Turkish army and ISIS militants on September 4, 2016 at Elbeyli, in the southern region of Kilis.  AFP / BULENT KILIC


Beirut: Turkish forces and Syrian rebels expelled the Islamic State group from the last areas of the Syrian-Turkish border under their control on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

"IS has lost its contact with the outside world after losing the remaining border villages between the Sajur River... and Al-Rai," the Britain-based monitor said.

AFP