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A total of 924 Daesh terrorist targets have been destroyed in airstrikes since the launch of Operation Olive Branch in Syria's northwestern Afrin region, the Turkish General Staff said in a statement on Saturday.
The military said at least 2,434 terrorists were "neutralized" since the beginning of the operation.
Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.
Forty-one Turkish soldiers were martyred and 199 others were injured during the clashes with terrorists since the beginning of the operation, it added,
The medical treatment of 63 injured soldiers has been completed and they returned to duty.
On Jan. 20, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to clear Daesh terrorists from Afrin.
Northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, Idlib
Operations against terrorist organization continue in southeastern provinces of Turkey and northern Iraq, the military said Saturday.
Seventeen terrorists were "neutralized" in Sirnak, Siirt, Diyarbakir, Bitlis and in norhern Iraq from Feb.24-March 2, according to the statement.
Turkish forces destroyed 23 terrorist targets used as shelters and ammunition depots, and weapon pits. Also, several weapons and hand-made explosives were seized.
The military said Turkey had established eight observation points in the Idlib de-escalation zone in Syria with the aim of enhancing the cease-fire's efficiency, ending clashes and delivering humanitarian aid within the scope of Astana talks.
"Turkish Armed Forces elements conducts duties in the region in accordance with the engagement rules that were agreed by the guarantor countries during the talks," it said.
Under the FSA agreement, Turkey is set to gradually establish 12 observation points, from Idlib's north to south.
Idlib, located in northwestern Syria on the Turkish border, has faced intense attacks by the Assad regime after a vicious war broke out in 2011.
Since March 2015, Idlib is no longer under the control of the Assad regime and has been overrun by military opposition groups and anti-regime armed organizations.
Turkish military and Free Syrian Army (FSA) on Saturday liberated seven more residential areas, including a strategic Rajo town, from YPG/PKK-Daesh terrorists as part of the ongoing operation northwestern Syria, the military said.
In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said Ramadiyah and Hamelika villages of Jinderes district -- located southwest of Afrin -- Ali Bazan, Qariqin, and Shamanli villages of Sharan district -- located northeast of Afrin -- and Badinli village of Rajo district were freed on Saturday.
Rajo, located in northwest of Afrin, is the second town center liberated since the launch of the operation. Bulbul district was the first one.
The military also said that 82 terrorists have been killed in the region on Saturday, increasing the total number of terrorists killed since the beginning of the operation to 2,516.
Since Feb. 26, a crescent-shaped corridor stretching along northwestern Idlib province and Aleppo province’s Azaz district, has cut terrorists’ connection with Turkey’s border.
Female personnel of the Turkish Armed Forces deployed on the border are actively participating in the country’s ongoing counter-terrorism operation in Syria’s northwestern region.
As the Turkish military and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) continue to advance toward Afrin’s city center, the female personnel are providing back-up support by operating Firtina (storm) Howitzers along the Turkey-Syria border line.
The female military officers, some of whom previously participated in the Operation Euphrates Shield, have taken the leading position of the units stationed on the border.
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Bashar al-Assad regime forces in besieged Eastern Ghouta region on Saturday, Syrian Civil Defense sources said.
The regime's ground and air attacks continued in the opposition-hold area near capital Damascus despite decisions to implement a ceasefire made separately by Russia and allies.
The sources from the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, said that five were killed in airstrikes, one was killed in the town of Muhammadiya and 2 others in Duma district.
Three were also killed when Assad regime forces attack a residential area between Misraba and Duma districts with rocket and mortar shells.
The regime forces have carried out 40 airstrikes on Duma district on Saturday leaving many others injured. The injured were rushed to the hospitals.
The death toll in the region may rise as the attacks are still ongoing. The number of casualties in Eastern Ghouta since Feb. 19 has reached 707.
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A total of 579 arbitrary detention cases have been reported across war-torn Syria last month
Syrian regime forces were responsible for 87 percent of the registered arbitrary detentions in February.
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The Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army (FSA) on Saturday liberated five more villages from Daesh terrorists and took control of Rajo’s town center during Operation Olive Branch in Syria’s northwestern Afrin region.
The villages of Ramadiyah and Hamelika of Jinderes district located southwest of Afrin were liberated, Anadolu Agency correspondents on the field reported.
Clashes continue at Rajo’s town centre as Turkish forces thwart a few resisting terrorists, while mines are being searched and swept.
Rajo, located in northwest of Afrin, is the second town center liberated since the launch of the operation. Bulbul district was the first.
Later on Saturday, Ali Bazan, Qariqin, and Shamanli villages of Sharan district, northeast of Afrin, were cleared by the security forces.
The joint forces now have control over part of the road linked to the Sharan town center that extends to the north.
A total of 924 Daesh terrorist targets have been destroyed in airstrikes since the launch of Operation Olive Branch in Syria's northwestern Afrin region, the Turkish General Staff said in a statement on Saturday.
The military said at least 2,434 terrorists were "neutralized" since the beginning of the operation.
Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.
Forty-one Turkish soldiers were martyred and 199 others were injured during the clashes with terrorists since the beginning of the operation, it added,
The medical treatment of 63 injured soldiers has been completed and they returned to duty.
On Jan. 20, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to clear Daesh terrorists from Afrin.
Northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, Idlib
Operations against terrorist organization continue in southeastern provinces of Turkey and northern Iraq, the military said Saturday.
Seventeen terrorists were "neutralized" in Sirnak, Siirt, Diyarbakir, Bitlis and in norhern Iraq from Feb.24-March 2, according to the statement.
Turkish forces destroyed 23 terrorist targets used as shelters and ammunition depots, and weapon pits. Also, several weapons and hand-made explosives were seized.
The military said Turkey had established eight observation points in the Idlib de-escalation zone in Syria with the aim of enhancing the cease-fire's efficiency, ending clashes and delivering humanitarian aid within the scope of Astana talks.
"Turkish Armed Forces elements conducts duties in the region in accordance with the engagement rules that were agreed by the guarantor countries during the talks," it said.
Under the FSA agreement, Turkey is set to gradually establish 12 observation points, from Idlib's north to south.
Idlib, located in northwestern Syria on the Turkish border, has faced intense attacks by the Assad regime after a vicious war broke out in 2011.
Since March 2015, Idlib is no longer under the control of the Assad regime and has been overrun by military opposition groups and anti-regime armed organizations.
Turkish military and Free Syrian Army (FSA) on Saturday liberated seven more residential areas, including a strategic Rajo town, from YPG/PKK-Daesh terrorists as part of the ongoing operation northwestern Syria, the military said.
In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said Ramadiyah and Hamelika villages of Jinderes district -- located southwest of Afrin -- Ali Bazan, Qariqin, and Shamanli villages of Sharan district -- located northeast of Afrin -- and Badinli village of Rajo district were freed on Saturday.
Rajo, located in northwest of Afrin, is the second town center liberated since the launch of the operation. Bulbul district was the first one.
The military also said that 82 terrorists have been killed in the region on Saturday, increasing the total number of terrorists killed since the beginning of the operation to 2,516.
Since Feb. 26, a crescent-shaped corridor stretching along northwestern Idlib province and Aleppo province’s Azaz district, has cut terrorists’ connection with Turkey’s border.
Female personnel of the Turkish Armed Forces deployed on the border are actively participating in the country’s ongoing counter-terrorism operation in Syria’s northwestern region.
As the Turkish military and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) continue to advance toward Afrin’s city center, the female personnel are providing back-up support by operating Firtina (storm) Howitzers along the Turkey-Syria border line.
The female military officers, some of whom previously participated in the Operation Euphrates Shield, have taken the leading position of the units stationed on the border.
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Bashar al-Assad regime forces in besieged Eastern Ghouta region on Saturday, Syrian Civil Defense sources said.
The regime's ground and air attacks continued in the opposition-hold area near capital Damascus despite decisions to implement a ceasefire made separately by Russia and allies.
The sources from the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, said that five were killed in airstrikes, one was killed in the town of Muhammadiya and 2 others in Duma district.
Three were also killed when Assad regime forces attack a residential area between Misraba and Duma districts with rocket and mortar shells.
The regime forces have carried out 40 airstrikes on Duma district on Saturday leaving many others injured. The injured were rushed to the hospitals.
The death toll in the region may rise as the attacks are still ongoing. The number of casualties in Eastern Ghouta since Feb. 19 has reached 707.
***********
A total of 579 arbitrary detention cases have been reported across war-torn Syria last month
Syrian regime forces were responsible for 87 percent of the registered arbitrary detentions in February.
**********
The Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army (FSA) on Saturday liberated five more villages from Daesh terrorists and took control of Rajo’s town center during Operation Olive Branch in Syria’s northwestern Afrin region.
The villages of Ramadiyah and Hamelika of Jinderes district located southwest of Afrin were liberated, Anadolu Agency correspondents on the field reported.
Clashes continue at Rajo’s town centre as Turkish forces thwart a few resisting terrorists, while mines are being searched and swept.
Rajo, located in northwest of Afrin, is the second town center liberated since the launch of the operation. Bulbul district was the first.
Later on Saturday, Ali Bazan, Qariqin, and Shamanli villages of Sharan district, northeast of Afrin, were cleared by the security forces.
The joint forces now have control over part of the road linked to the Sharan town center that extends to the north.
