Turkish soldiers in an armoured personnel carrier drive from the border back to their base in Karkamis on the Turkish-Syrian border. The Turkish-backed forces first seized the Syrian border town of Jarablus from Islamic State militants before pushing south into areas held by Kurdish-aligned militias. They have also moved west towards Islamic State areas. A Reuters witness in Karkamis, a Turkish border town, heard jets and artillery strike within Syria. Turkey has suffered shock waves from the conflict raging in its southern neighbour, including bombings by Islamic State.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 28, 2016 20:48 UTC