Afrin, Syria
Turkish military denies bombing hospital in Afrin
Turkey’s Armed Forces on March 17 dismissed reports that the army had bombed a hospital in Syria’s northwestern city of Afrin.
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Whole of Europe has almost surrendered to terror organizations: PM Yıldırım
The whole of Europe has almost surrendered to terrorist organizations, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has said, condemning the European Parliament’s resolution on Turkey Afrin operation.
Civilians used as ‘human shields’ in Afrin, says UN
The United Nations said March 16 there were “alarming reports” that Kurdish militants are blocking civilians from leaving the Syrian enclave of Afrin faced with a looming siege, and could be using them as “human shields.”
Germany Continues to Sell Weapons to Turkey
Germany continues to sell weapons for millions of euros to Turkey in the context of a controversial Ankara operation against Kurdish militias in northern Syria, DPA reported.
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Turkish army airdrops info sheets in Afrin during military operation
The Turkish Armed Forces on March 16 has airdropped information sheets meant for civilians in Afrin in northern Syria, where the army has been carrying out a cross-border military operation against the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) since Jan. 20.
Turkey’s fight against terror will endure despite Euro Parliament’s calls: Turkish Foreign Ministry
Turkey has said it will continue its fight against various terror organizations inside Syria in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, slamming a resolution approved by the European Parliament that has called on the Turkish government to end its ongoing operation in the Afrin province of Syria.
One Turkish soldier killed Syria’s Afrin
One Turkish soldier was killed on March 15 after a hand-made explosive detonated during “Operation Olive Branch,” which started on Jan. 20 to remove People’s Protection Units (YPG) militants from Syria’s Afrin.
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Erdoğan slams European Parliament over draft calling on Turkey to withdraw from Syria’s Afrin
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed the European Parliament’s draft motion calling on Turkey to withdraw from Syria’s Afrin.
3,524 militants ‘neutralized’ so far in Afrin operation: Turkish military
A total of 3,524 militants have been “neutralized” since the start of “Operation Olive Branch” in Syria’s northwestern Afrin district, the Turkish General Staff said in a statement on March 15.
Four Turkish soldiers killed in Turkey’s southeast, Syria’s Afrin
Four Turkish soldiers were killed and four were injured on March 13 in separate outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and People’s Protection Units (YPG) attacks in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır and Syria’s northwestern district of Afrin.