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Turkey uses home-made arms in Afrin operation - government source

Türkiye Materials 23 February 2018 11:44 (UTC +04:00)
About 90 percent of the armament and military technologies used against terrorists in Syrian Afrin are of Turkish production
Turkey uses home-made arms in Afrin operation - government source

Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 23

By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:

About 90 percent of the armament and military technologies used against terrorists in Syrian Afrin are of Turkish production, a source in the Turkish government told Trend.

According to the information, Alpagu Drone so-called kamikaze drones, Storm (Firtina) long-range howitzers, Kirpi and Kobra armed vehicles, ATAK helicopters, Kasirga missiles, with a 100-kilometer defeating range, are used against the terrorists.

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 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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