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By Gunay Hasanova

Ankara and NATO may discuss the closure of airspace in the north of Syria, on all territories liberated from the militants of “Islamic State”. The issue may be considered during the upcoming visit of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to Turkey on September 8-9, a source in the Turkish Armed Forces told Trend on September 6.

The source said that Turkey earlier made a similar statement to NATO.

Ankara and NATO will also discuss the details of the military operation "Shield of the Euphrates", carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces in the north of Syria.

Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Ankara suggested the United States and Russia to close the airspace in northern Syria .

On August 24 morning, the Turkish Air Force with the support of the coalition aircraft launched an operation to liberate the city of Jarabulus from the IS militants in northern Syria, near Aleppo city.

The operation was carried out under the name “Shield of the Euphrates.” Jarabulus is located 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the Turkish-Syrian border.

Syria has been suffering from an armed conflict since March 2011, which, according to the UN, has so far claimed over 500,000 lives.

Militants from various armed groups are confronting the Syrian government troops. The “Islamic State” (IS, ISIL, ISIS or Daesh), the YPG and the PYD are the most active terrorist groups in Syria.

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