Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 26
By Orkhan Quluzade – Trend:
Turkey’s Armed Forces will continue military activities as part of the Shield of Euphrates operation until the liberation of Syria’s Al-Bab city from the “Islamic State” terrorist group (IS, aka ISIS, ISIL or Daesh), the Sabah newspaper reported Oct. 26 citing the country’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Cavusoglu said that Turkey’s aim is to cleanse the region from the IS terrorists.
“The region should become safe for refugees to return to their homes,” added the foreign minister.
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.
The operation was dubbed the 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 IS, YPG and PYD are the most active terrorist groups in Syria.
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