ISIS takes 5 Syrian villages near Turkish border
The militant group is advancing in an area where Turkey and the U.S. are planning to open a new front against the group
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has seized five villages from Syrian rebels in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday, advancing in an area where Turkey and the United States are planning to open a new front against the group.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told Reuters on Monday that the two NATO allies would soon launch “comprehensive” air operations to flush ISIS fighters from the border region.
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