Turkish-backed rebels on Sunday cleared Islamic State from Turkey's Syrian border, securing a 90 km (55 miles) corridor and marking a substantial advance in Ankara's plan to drive out Sunni militants. Turkish-backed rebels on Sunday cleared Islamic State from Turkey's Syrian border, securing a 90 km (55 miles) corridor and marking a substantial advance in Ankara's plan to drive out Sunni militants and stop the advance of Syrian Kurdish fighters. Turkey is fighting a three-decade-old Kurdish insurgency in its southeast and fears that gains by the Syrian Kurdish YPG will embolden militants at home. 'TERROR CORRIDOR'President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday raised concern about the formation of a "terror corridor" along Turkey's Syrian border. "The government, which says it wants to stop ISIS (Islamic State) with the Jarablus invasion, has no credibility.

Source: dna September 04, 2016 18:18 UTC