Turkish military campaign carried on successfully until it reached the city of al-Bab, around 40 kilometers east of Aleppo, in December 2016, where the armored vehicles faced a barrage of Daesh and Kurdish missiles. The joint force flushed out the so-called Islamic State (IS) and Kurdish forces who had taken control of the territory. The cross-border military operation was carried along with Syrian rebel factions of the Free Syrian Army (FSA). On 24 August 2016, the Turkish military began the operation ‘Euphrates Shield’ (ES) to clear the northern Syrian territory of the ISIS presence. Turkey has been forced to turn to domestic defense companies for upgrades to the Soviet-era tanks. WATCH: US Shoots ‘Drone With A Drone’ Using High Powered Microwaves But how did Leopard-2 Tanks operated by Turkey fare against ISIS in Syria?
German Leopard-2 Tanks are often considered one of the most powerful main battle tanks in the world.
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