Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has seized five villages from Syrian rebels in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Aug. 27, advancing in an area where Turkey and the United States are planning to open a new front against the group.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told Reuters on Aug. 24 that the two NATO allies would soon launch “comprehensive” air operations to flush ISIL fighters from the border region.
