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Jarablus
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Jarabulus.
Operation Euphrates Shield
On 24 August 2016 around 4:00 AM (local time), the Turkish Armed Forces, alongside their allies in the Free Syrian Army, launched a military operation into Syria to capture Jarabulus from the Islamic State. The operation was supported by the Turkish Air Force along with US-led coalition aircraft in an attempt to clear a passage for the troops. By 24 August, Jarabulus and neighboring towns were captured by the Syrian National Army. The SNA, backed by Turkish tanks, then connected Jarablus to al-Rai to push Islamic State forces away from the Turkish border.