Turkey Boasts That It Has Killed 200 Islamic State Militants

Reuters: Turkish forces kill nearly 200 ISIS militants in Syria and Iraq in retaliation for Istanbul bombing

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish land forces have fired nearly 500 times on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq, killing almost 200 militants in response to a suicide bombing in Istanbul which killed 10 German tourists, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday.

Turkey will also carry out air strikes against the radical Sunni group if necessary and will maintain its "determined stance" until Islamic State fighters leave its border areas, Davutoglu told a conference of Turkish ambassadors in Ankara.

WNU Editor: I am sceptical of these Turkish numbers (200 ISIS militants killed). They do not have anyone on the ground to verify these numbers, and ISIS does not exactly broadcast these numbers.

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