He told Anadolu Agency that Turkish authorities had evacuated residents from the Turkish border town of Karkamis and six other villages as a precaution after the operation involving jets, artillary and special forces began on Wednesday morning.
He said Turkey will not allow militant groups to threaten the country, but sees the threat coming not just from Islamic State but from other "terrorist" organizations. (Reporting by Ayla Jean Yackley; writing by Patrick Markey; Editing by David Dolan)Turkey expects to eliminate Islamic State threat quickly: minister
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