Ankara: Forty Islamic State (Daesh) terrorists were 'neutralised' during the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield in Al Bab in Syria since Thursday night, according to the Turkish military yesterday.
Turkish General Staff said in a statement that 18 Daesh terrorists were neutralized in Al Bab. The terror group's military headquarters was also destroyed. In an earlier statement, the Turkish military said 22 Daesh terrorists were also “neutralized” in Al-Bab. According to the military, 51 Daesh targets were hit and 37 buildings, including those used for accommodation, weapon emplacement and defense purposes, three armories and one logistics center were destroyed in the city alone.
The Turkish military usually uses the term neutralised to refer to dead or injured or captured terrorists.
