Turkish army "neutralizes" 34 Daesh militants in northern Syria

Turkish military on late Saturday "neutralized" 34 Islamic State (IS) terrorists and hit 166 targets belonging to the terror group in northern Syria, Turkish General Staff stated on Sunday.

Turkish jets also destroyed 17 buildings belonging to the terrorists in airstrikes across four different regions, said the statement.

One landmine and 23 improvised explosive devices have been defused during the operation on the same day.

Three Free Syrian Army soldiers were injured in the operations.

In the past three days, the Turkish military has killed more than 100 IS terrorists, including two senior IS leaders.

Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply that the person in question was either killed or captured.

source: Xinhua