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Turkish army thrusts deeper into Syria, monitor says 35 villagers killed

Turkey's army and its allies thrust deeper into Syria on Sunday. (Photo: Courtesy)

Damascus: Turkey's army and its allies thrust deeper into Syria on Sunday, seizing territory controlled by Kurdish-aligned forces on the fifth day of a cross-border campaign that a monitoring group said had killed at least 35 villagers.

Turkish warplanes roared into northern Syria at daybreak and artillery pounded what security sources said were sites held by the Kurdish YPG militia, after the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported fierce overnight fighting around two villages.

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