Turkish-backed FSA captures Dabiq, Soran from ISIL

Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters on Oct. 16 took control of the northern Syrian towns of Dabiq and Soran, located between Azaz and al-Rai, from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), according to FSA commanders.

Ankara-backed FSA fighters were trying to neutralize the bomb set ups that were set up by ISIL militants in the area, Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

Security forces reportedly said the "hardest part" of Operation Euphrates Shield, the campaign by Turkey and allied Syrian rebels to target ISIL, was completed and campaigns will continue.

According to Islamic tradition, Dabiq will be the site of a final battle between Muslims and infidels heralding Doomsday. The ISIL jihadists have encouraged their supporters to regard this battle as imminent and have even named one of their publications "Dabiq."