Turkish soldiers killed 40 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in air strikes on the jihadists' positions in neighboring Syria, the military said in a statement on Sept. 22, hours after rockets from the ISIL-controlled spots hit Turkey's Kilis.The positions where the ISIL fire came from was hit both in 20 air strikes and from the ground with rockets and howitzers, the military said in a written statement. The ISIL pits in Syria's Tungali and its surrounding were marked via Antpq-36 radars, it said.
According to the statement, the air strikes targeted ISIL elements in Bahvurtah, Tall Ar, KadriÅŸ, Al Athariyah, Cakka and Ä°dalat regions on the southwest of al Bab. One gun position, two buildings and one hand-made explosive belonging to the jihadist group were also destroyed in the air strikes, the military said on the 30th day of the operation.
It also added that Turkish artillery units fired 474 shots along with another 99 multiple rocket launcher fire to ISIL targets.
In addition, Turkish warplanes also conducted air strikes against five ISIL targets in Åžuvayrin, Al Athariyah ve Tall Ar, destroying five buildings belonging to ISIL militants.