Turkey-backed rebels take Syrian border town of Jarablus: state media

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey-backed rebels took control of the Syrian town of Jarablus on Wednesday, state-run Anadolu Agency said, sweeping Islamic State from one its last strongholds on the Syrian-Turkish border. Turkish forces did not sustain any casualties in the operation, which was launched early on Wednesday morning, but one Syrian rebel was killed, Anadolu said. The Syrian rebels were backed by Turkish special forces, tanks and warplanes. The operation marked Turkey's first major U.S.-backed incursion into its southern neighbor. (Reporting by Ece Toksabay; Writing by David Dolan; Editing by Nick Tattersall)