Turkish army says Daesh attack in Syria's al-Bab killed 30 civilians

At least 30 civilians were killed and many others were wounded on Sunday after Daesh launched an attack in the Syrian town of Al-Bab to prevent people from fleeing, the Turkish military said in a statement on Monday.

Syrian rebels supported by Turkish troops have laid siege to the Daesh-held town for weeks under the Euphrates Shield operation launched by Turkey nearly four months ago to sweep the Sunni hardliners and Kurdish fighters from its Syrian border.