Turkish ‘Leopard’ tank in Syria destroyed by ISIS guided missile

One of the Turkish military's Leopard 2A4 tanks operating in northern Syria was hit and destroyed by a TOW missile fired by ISIS fighters. The four crew members were killed. The incident in the area of Al-Bab marked the first time for one of the German-made Leopard tanks to be destroyed during Ankara's Euphrates Shield operation.

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