Turkish military destroys 203 Daesh targets in Syria

The Turkish military has destroyed 203 Daesh targets and neutralized 21 Daesh terrorists in northern Syria in the past 24 hours as part of the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield, the military said on Thursday.

Heavy artillery fire destroyed shelters, defense positions, command control centers and a weapons depot, according to the statement.

Fighter jets destroyed 65 targets, including 64 buildings used as shelters and one bomb-laden vehicle in the al-Bab and Bzagah regions.

The Turkish military has been surrounding the Daesh-controlled town of al-Bab for weeks as part of the ongoing operation, which marks its 168th day on Tuesday, Feb. 7.

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