Speaking during his visit to Turkish forces in Qatar's capital Doha, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar says “Every measure was taken in order not to harm any civilians" during operations in Iraq's Sinjar and Mount Karajak regions.
"We will start the operation to clear the East of the Euphrates [river] from separatist terrorists in a few days," Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says, during a defence summit in capital Ankara.
At least 14 people have been killed in the attacks which targeted rural areas in the northern and eastern part of the Daraa province in southwestern Syria.
The controversial ground action in the Yemeni village of Yakla was meant to target Al Qaeda. Instead, it killed 25 civilians, including children, as well as one US Navy SEAL.
In the ongoing offensive to oust Daesh from Mosul, the Iraqi forces are preparing to advance towards the city's disabled airport.
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