Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 20,
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
The information about terrorists in Afrin giving in to to Syrian governmental forces is not true, Turkish VP Bekir Bozdag said on Feb. 20 according to Turkish media.
He said that Syrian forces won't enter Afrin.
"The information hasn't been confirmed by the Syrian side," he concluded.
Syrian National Defence Forces (NDF) militants will quarter in Syrian Afrin to counter Turkish Armed Forces, was reported earlier.
Turkey won’t stop the Olive Branch military operation if Syrian government forces enter Afrin to support terrorists, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Feb. 19 according to Turkish media.
On Jan. 20, the Turkish Armed Forces, together with the Free Syrian Army, launched the Operation Olive Branch in Afrin, Syria.
Earlier, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced that about 8,000—10,000 PYD/YPG terrorists are supposed to be hiding in Afrin, Syria.
Turkey began drawing its military to the Syrian border from the late June, 2017. The forces were being concentrated in Turkish Kilis province bordering the Syrian territory controlled by YPG/PYD.
On Aug. 24, 2016, Turkish Armed Forces, with the support of the Syrian opposition, launched the Euphrates Shield operation against the IS militants and liberated the city of Jarabulus as well as the city of Al-Bab in northern Syria.
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