Turkey- Sponsored Militants Establish Control over ISIS-Held Dabiq Region in Aleppo

Turkey- Sponsored Militants Establish Control over ISIS-Held Dabiq Region in Aleppo
Sun Oct 16, 2016 14:10:17

Turkish-Backed militants have reportedly taken control of a symbolically important town in Syria’s northwestern province of Aleppo from the ISIS terrorist group.

The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced on Sunday that the militants had captured Dabiq, located about 40 kilometers northeast of Aleppo and around 10 kilometers south of Syria’s border with Turkey and the nearby village of Soran.

Dabiq holds great value to Daesh because of a prophecy, which the extremists feature heavily in their propaganda. It states that the town will be the site of an apocalyptic battle, Press TV reported.

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