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Ankara: At least 21 ISIS Militants were "neutralized" in northern Syria in the last 24 hours as part of the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield, according to a Turkish General Staff statement released Tuesday.
Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorist in question was either killed or captured.
The Turkish Air force also hit 64 shelters and a gun-equipped vehicle used by ISIS militants in Syria's Al-Bab and Bzagah regions, Turkey's Anadolu Agency reported.
The statement also said 57 mines and 3,719 improvised explosives had been defused since the start of the operation on August 24.
The Turkey-led Operation Euphrates Shield began in late August to improve security, support coalition forces, and eliminate the terror threat along the Turkish border.
