Free Syrian Army

It has been nearly a month since Turkey and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) launched the Euphrates' Shield Operation, which is considered a successful military move given the results so far. 

Turkish troops have entered their fourth week in Syria. Most security and intelligence analysts believe Turkey has managed the process successfully so far. But there are dark clouds on the horizon that may force a policy change.

Two Turkish soldiers were killed on Sept. 20 on the 28th day of the Euphrates Shield operation, as Ankara-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters advance near the al-Bab region with the support of U.S.-led coalition warplanes, Doğan News Agency has reported.

The next target within the scope of the anti-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) operation, which Turkey launched around one month ago, is Syria's al-Bab, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sept. 19. 

Turkey-backed rebels may extend their zone of control in northern Syria by pushing south and were now focused on heading toward the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)-held town of al-Bab, Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdoğan said on Sept. 19. 

A recent video which was released by Syrian rebels in northern Syria shows fighters jeering a coalition convoy and rebels objecting to U.S. special forces on the ground. It also shows the complexity of the current situation in Syria. I think this picture should be taken into consideration by those who criticize U.S.

As U.S. Special Forces joined Turkish troops and Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters along the Turkish border near Jarablus and al-Rai in Syria, Turkey-backed forces have continued advancing to the southern areas of northern Syria. 

U.S. special forces are accompanying Turkish troops and Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters along the Turkish border near Jarabulus and al-Rai in Syria, the Pentagon told Anadolu Agency on Sept. 16.

The move came "at the request of the government of Turkey", according to agency spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis.

Turkey and U.S.-led coalition forces have intensified their joint military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria and Iraq. 

Some 13 Turkish "Fırtına" (Storm) howitzers shelled six ISIL targets on Sept. 13 in the Wuguf area of northern Syria as part of the Euphrates Shied Operation, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) said in a statement on Sept. 14. 

Six Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants were killed in air strikes by coalition forces carried out as part of the "Euphrates Shield" operation in northern Syrian between al-Rai and Azaz on Sept. 13, as the Turkish-initiated offensive of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) enters its 22nd day.