Artillery fire from Turkey and airstrikes by US-led coalition warplanes killed at least eight Daesh fighters in northern Syria, the Daily Star quoted military sources as saying on Thursday.

They said Turkish army howitzers and multiple rocket launchers fired on the militants Wednesday as they were preparing to strike Turkey with rockets and mortars, destroying one defensive fighting position.

The coalition has stepped up airstrikes against Daesh in the area in recent weeks, in response to rocket attacks by the militants on the Turkish border town of Kilis.

Source ; MENA