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A Turkish military plane carrying medical supplies to fight COVID-19 left on Tuesday for India's capital New Delhi, Turkey's Defense Ministry announced on Twitter.

The advance threatens an important Islamic State stronghold, whose fall would deepen Turkish influence in an area of northern Syria where it has created a de facto buffer zone.

Syrian rebels supported by Turkish troops have laid siege to the Islamic State-held town for weeks under the "Euphrates Shield" operation launched by Turkey nearly four months ago.

The bombing, which killed 10 soldiers and eight civilians, was one of the deadliest attacks on Turkish security forces since the attempted coup of July 15.

Fourteen of the IS fighters were killed as they attempted to enter the rebel-controlled villages of Akhtarin and Turkmen Bareh, three kilometres (two miles) east of Dabiq.

A Turkish military officer is seeking asylum in the US after being recalled by the Turkish government in the wake of last month's failed military coup.

Turkish military forces on July 16 opened fire on crowds gathered in Istanbul following a coup attempt, causing casualties, AFP said.

Turkish troops launched a coup Friday, with soldiers taking to the streets of Ankara and Istanbul.

The blast struck a convoy of military service vehicles but it was still not clear who carried it out, said Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus, confirming the latest toll.

Two Spanish journalists kidnapped in Syria six months ago by radical Islamist rebels have been released.