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Turkish Army hasn't completed work in Syria's Afrin: Erdogan

Türkiye Materials 19 March 2018 19:55 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, March 19

By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:

Turkish Armed Forces haven't yet completed their work in Syria's Afrin, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, Turkish media reported on March 19.

He noted that presently, the Turkish Armed Forces, within the Operation Olive Branch, are carrying out clearance of streets and squares in Afrin.

Erdogan noted that as a whole, 3,622 terrorists were killed within the Operation Olive Branch.

On March 18, Turkish Armed Forces and the Free Syrian Army liberated Afrin city from PYD/YPG terrorists.

On Jan. 20, the Turkish Armed Forces, together with the Free Syrian Army, launched the Operation Olive Branch in Afrin.

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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