Islamic State (IS) militants are fleeing the Syrian township of al-Raei, north west of Aleppo province, after Turkish troops crossed the Syrian border to battle them there, MEE correspondent Ibrahim Khader reported on Thursday. IS militants have reportedly moved to the nearby Syrian village of al-Ayasha, also on the Turkish border, Khader added. The Turkish troops were responding to an IS attack a
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