Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 24
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Another settlement was liberated by the troops of the Free Syrian Army with the support of the Turkish Armed Forces within the Operation Olive Branch, the Turkish media outlets reported Jan. 24.
Thus, 13 settlements were liberated in Syria’s Afrin city.
Reportedly, more than 20 members of the terrorist organization were also taken prisoner during the military operation.
Within the Operation Olive Branch, the Turkish Armed Forces destroyed 214 strongholds of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG).
On Jan. 20, the Turkish Armed Forces, together with the Free Syrian Army, launched a military Operation Olive Branch in Afrin.
F-16 fighter planes of the Turkish Air Force, which are inflicting air strikes on the positions of PYD on the Syrian-Turkish border, are involved in the operation.
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