"60 Syrian civilians killed in Turkish shelling of Syrian city"
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Turkish soldiers and so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) militants are seen near tanks in Syria’s northern border town of al-Bab, December 29, 2016
A monitoring group says at least 60 civilians been killed in shelling by the Turkish military in Syria’s northern border town of al-Bab over the past few days.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Monday that 13 children had been among those killed in the Turkish shelling on the town, which lies 40 kilometers northeast of Aleppo.
The UK-based group said dozens of others had also been injured in the shelling.
It said that intense battles were going on between Turkish forces and allied militants on the one side and the Daesh on the other.
The Observatory said Daesh militants are still in control of major areas in al-Bab, even though Turkish forces and their allies have captured a string of areas in the western flank of the town.
EA
