Afrin, Syria

One Turkish soldier was killed in “Operation Olive Branch” carried out by the Turkish army in Syria’s Afrin district, according to a military statement on Feb. 9. 

At least 1,062 People’s Protection Units (YPG) militants have been “neutralized” since the beginning of Turkey’s “Operation Olive Branch” in Syria’s Afrin, the Turkish General Staff said on Feb. 9.

Harlem Désir, the Organization for Security and co-Operation in Europe(OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media, has criticized the Turkish government over the detention of hundreds of social media users for criticism the ongoing Afrin operation in Syria.

At least 1,028 People’s Protection Units (YPG) militants have been “neutralized” since the beginning of Turkey’s “Operation Olive Branch” in Syria’s Afrin, the Turkish General Staff said on Feb. 8.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by phone early on Feb. 8 over Turkey’s military operation in Syria’s Afrin.

Two Turkish soldiers were killed in a mortar attack by People’s Protection Units (YPG) militants in the northwestern Syrian district of Afrin, according to a military statement on Feb. 7.

Turkey and the EU have engaged in a fresh row over the former’s ongoing military operation into the Syrian province of Afrin, while the latter has urged Ankara that opening new fronts in this country will not contribute to efforts for finding a political solution.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu paid a surprise visit to the Iranian capital Tehran on Feb. 7 to hold talks on Turkey’s ongoing “Operation Olive Branch” in the northern Syrian district of Afrin.

At least 999 People’s Protection Units (YPG) and Islamic State, Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants have been “neutralized” since the beginning of “Operation Olive Branch” in Syria’s northwestern district of Afrin, according to Turkish General Staff on Feb. 7, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. 

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has said he is “ready to sacrifice his life” in Turkey’s ongoing “Operation Olive Branch” in the northern Syrian district of Afrin.