Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 17
Trend:
Turkish Armed Forces have eliminated 653 PKK / PYD-YPG terrorists since the start of Operation Peace Spring, Trend reports referring to the Twitter page of Turkey's Ministry of National Defense.
On Oct. 9, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the beginning of a new military operation in Syria, called "Peace Spring".
The president stressed that Turkey will completely destroy the hotbeds of terrorism in northern Syria.
On Oct. 7, Erdogan said that in anticipation of the beginning of new military operations by the Turkish Armed Forces in northern Syria, the US servicemen began to leave the region.
On Oct. 1, Erdogan noted that Turkey will have to create the safety zone in northern Syria alone.