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Turkey Kills 32 IS Fighters in Iraq after Attack on Tank

The Turkish army killed 32 suspected fighters from the Islamic State group in northern Iraq on Tuesday following an attack on one of its tanks, Turkish media reported.

Turkish troops destroyed a building used by IS, killing 10 jihadists and then killed another 22 fighters who tried to flee the scene, the Anatolia news agency said.

It was not immediately possible to independently verify the toll.

Source: Agence France Presse


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