Istanbul: Pro-Ankara Syrian rebels on Wednesday seized a village inside Syria from Islamic State (IS) jihadists as part of the Turkey-led operation against the extremist group, Turkish state media said.
The Syrian fighters took the village of Keklijah five kilometres (three miles) west of the IS-held main regional town of Jarabulus and three kilometres (two miles) from the border, Anadolu agency said, in the first reported military success of the operation launched before dawn.
The agency published images of the forces walking into the village looking relaxed and facing no resistance.
Turkish media reports said there were now around 1,500 pro-Ankara Syrian fighters in the area.
An AFP photographer stationed on the Turkish side of the border said he had seen the fighters in trucks heading towards the village supported by Turkish tanks.
AFP
