43 Daesh terrorists neutralized in Syria in Operation Euphrates Shield

The Turkish military has destroyed 245 Daesh targets and neutralized 43 Daesh terrorists in northern Syria in the past 24 hours as part of its ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield, the military said on Saturday.

The Turkish military has been surrounding the Daesh-controlled town of al-Bab for weeks as part of the operation, which marks its 171st day on Saturday, Feb. 11. Half of al-Bab has now been recaptured from Daesh.

Since the operation's launch, 3,719 handmade explosives and 57 mines have been neutralized in controlled conditions.

The Turkish-led operation, aided by the Free Syrian Army (FSA), was launched in late August to improve security, support coalition forces and eliminate the threat of terror along the Turkish-Syrian border.

Operation Euphrates Shield has cleared a total of 227 residential areas and 1,875 square kilometers of land along northern Syria's Azaz-Jarabulus corridor, which runs parallel the Turkish border.