Turkey strikes Islamic State, YPG militants to open corridor for rebels
By REUTERSUpdated: AUGUST 22, 2016 23:24
ANKARA - Turkey's military fired on Syrian Kurdish targets 20 times with artillery at Manbij in northern Syria, a Turkish official said, adding that the military was continuing to hit Islamic State targets in the Syrian town of Jarablus on the border with Turkey."The fundamental aim in the latest operation is to open a corridor for moderate rebels," the official saidJerusalem educator arrested sexually assaulting underage students