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U.S.-led coalition planes hit Islamic State in north Syria: Turkish military

Turkish army tanks and Turkish-backed Syrian fighters make their way in the Syrian border town of Jarablus

U.S.-led coalition warplanes hit Islamic State targets near the Syrian frontier town of Jarablus overnight, the Turkish military said on Tuesday, as forces backed by Ankara pushed deeper into north Syria.

Two A-10 planes hit and destroyed two Islamic State targets, the military said in a statement, without elaborating.

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