Turkish-backed rebel fighters have reclaimed the northern Syrian town of Dabiq from Islamic State, a monitoring group has said. Syria talks hosted by John Kerry end without agreement Read moreThe Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Syrian opposition fighters backed by Turkish warplanes and artillery captured Dabiq after Isis militants withdrew from the area. The monitoring group’s head, Rami Abdel Rahman, said the fighters also took control of the nearby town of Sawran. One Turkish-backed rebel faction, the Fastaqim Union, also said Dabiq had fallen “after fierce clashes with Daesh [Isis]”. According to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency, the rebel fighters were working to clear mines laid in the town by retreating Isis fighters.

Source: The Guardian October 16, 2016 09:37 UTC