Syria: Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels clash with Daesh terrorists inside al-Bab
Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters resumed a major offensive inside the Daesh-held city of al-Bab on Thursday, a day after they broke through Daesh defences in its remaining stronghold in Aleppo province.
The advance into al-Bab threatens an important Daesh stronghold, whose fall would push the terror group further back from the Turkish border region, from which they launched rocket attacks into neighbouring towns in Turkey.
“The battles began a short while ago to complete what had been achieved yesterday,” a commander of a leading Free Syrian Army (FSA) group fighting in al-Bab told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
The FSA has been gaining ground since the Turkish Armed Forces launched Operation Euphrates Shield to clear its border with Syria of threats in August 2016.