Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug.29
Trend:
The Turkish army inflicted 61 artillery strikes and destroyed 20 terrorist positions as part of an anti-terrorist operation in Syria, Turkish media reported Aug. 29 citing a statement issued by the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces as saying.
According to the message, the efforts are made to protect civilians.
On Aug. 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.”
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.