US backs Turkish push on border town with air strikes
By REUTERS
WASHINGTON - US military aircraft are carrying out strikes in support of Turkish and Syrian rebel forces fighting to drive Islamic State out of one of the militants' last strongholds on the Turkish-Syrian border, a US defense official said on Wednesday.The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said both A-10 "Warthog" ground attack aircraft and F-16 fighter jets were carrying out the strikes. The operation marks Turkey's first major US-backed incursion into Syria.90-year-old Ramat Gan man chokes on doughnut, in critical condition
