Turkey Claims To Have Killed Over 860 Islamic State Fighters Since January - War News Media

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RUDAW: Turkey has killed 860 ISIS members since January: military source

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Turkish military source claimed that Turkey’s airstrikes and artillery bombardments have killed more than 860 members of the Islamic State (ISIS) this year.

Turkey’s official Anadolu Agency quoted an unidentified source as saying that since January 9, Turkey has killed 370 ISIS members using artillery fire and a further 492 using airstrikes. Additionally, it reportedly bombed ISIS headquarters and weapon depots.

The source claimed that Turkey has opened fire on ISIS a total of 5,330 times since January.

ISIS rocket fire on Turkey's frontier province of Kilis with Syria has killed 17 civilians since January and wounded many more. Turkey has been responding to these attacks primarily with artillery, likely out of fear that their jet fighters will get shot down by the Russian military in Syria if they venture too far into Syrian airspace.

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Update: Turkey Kills Almost 900 ISIS Members In Syria Raids: Report (AFP)

WNU Editor: It is difficult to check these Turkish claims, but reports continue to come in on Turkish border guards firing on refugees .... Turkish border guards 'shoot eight Syrian refugees dead' including women and children trying to reach safety (The Independent).

Update #2: The Turksih government is also claiming to have deported 3,300 suspected foreign Jihadists .... Turkey says it has deported 3,300 suspected jihadi fighters (AP).