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No evidence Turkish helicopter was shot down in Syria: Turkish PM
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on Feb. 14 there is no evidence to prove that a Turkish attack helicopter which crashed in Syria’s northern district of Afrin on Feb. 10 went down as a result of external intervention.
Drones capture YPG attacks on Turkey from Syria
Turkish army drones have captured videos of People’s Protection Units (YPG) attacks on the Turkish border provinces of Hatay and Kilis from western Afrin in Syria.
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Over 1,400 militants ‘neutralized’ in Afrin op
A total of 1,439 People’s Protection Units (YPG) militants have been “neutralized” since the launch of “Operation Olive Branch” in Syria’s northwestern Afrin district, the military said on Feb. 13.
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Ankara Municipality changes street name of US Embassy to ‘Olive Branch’
The Ankara Metropolitan Municipality has decided to change the name of a street in front of the United States Embassy to “Olive Branch,” which is the name of Turkey’s military operation in the Afrin province of Syria.
Turkish university withdraws decision to suspend doctors critical of Afrin op
Istanbul University has withdrawn its decision to suspend Turkish Medical Association (TTB) head Prof. Dr. Raşit Tükel and another top member, who were detained after denouncing Ankara’s ongoing military operation in Afrin and then released on Feb. 5.
One Turkish soldier killed in Syria’s Afrin: Military
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.
Two soldiers killed in Turkey’s Afrin operation
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.
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Turkey, EU in fresh spat over Syria operation
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.
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Two Turkish soldiers killed in Syria’s Afrin, Idlib
Two Turkish soldiers were killed in mortar attacks in Syria’s Afrin district and Idlib province, according to a military statement on Feb. 5.
Turkish Prime Minister Yıldırım briefed on Afrin operation
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım was briefed on Feb. 5 on Turkey’s ongoing “Operation Olive Branch” in Syria’s northwestern Afrin district via video conference by an operation center in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay.