[37] On 28 September, the Turkish military stated that it destroyed an ISIL command post, a weapons dump and an ammunition depot in the Ihtemlat and Uwayshiyyah areas of Aleppo Governorate, while 82 targets were struck by shells.

[40] Between 29 September and 2 October, the rebels captured seven more villages from ISIL[41][42][43][44][45] and had started advancing on Dabiq, with troops from U.S. Special Forces reported to be among them.

[49][50] Meanwhile, Turkish fighter jets reportedly killed a regional ISIL commander in air-strikes near Akhtarin and al-Qubtan.

[52] An ISIL counter-attack two days later briefly recaptured the town, along with four other villages, including Turkman Bareh,[53][54][55][32] before reportedly being repelled.

[58] Meanwhile, activists and eyewitnesses reported that shelling carried out by the rebels and Turkish Army on ISIL-held Duwaybiq village resulted in the deaths of at least 10 civilians and wounded many others.