US Forces Strike ISIS In Syria With Rocket Fire From Turkey

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US Forces Strike ISIS In Syria With Rocket Fire From Turkey

Washington has deployed mobile rocket artillery in the south of Turkey and have reportedly used them to strike ISIS inside Syria.

Turkey and the US have reportedly held discussions regarding the deployment of US rocket launchers in Turkey since the spring, although it was not immediately clear when the system was first deployed at the Turkish border with Syria

RT reports:

The US forces hit IS positions close to the Syrian border with Turkey last night, having launched the attack on terrorists with a “newly deployed” High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), the US-led anti-IS coalition’s special presidential envoy, Brett McGurk said on Twitter.

 

The American embassy in Turkey confirmed the HIMARS deployment, calling it “the latest step in US-Turkey cooperation” in fighting the terror group in the region.

 

Ankara and Washington have reportedly held discussions regarding the deployment of US rocket launchers in Turkey since the spring. However, it was not immediately clear when the system was first deployed at the Turkish border with Syria, Reuters reported.

On Saturday, Turkey, which is a member of the US-led coalition, widened its military efforts on the ground to clear the territories near its borders from IS militants.

Having opened up a new line of attack, Ankara’s tanks crossed the border into Syria from Kilis province, Reuters reported. On August 24, Turkey launched a ground incursion into Syria targeting IS and Kurdish fighters near the town of Jarabulus.

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