Tag: Daesh terrorists

By Ali Kemal Akan, Ankara: A total of 897 PYD/PKK and Daesh terrorists have been "neutralized" since the beginning of Operation Olive Branch in Syria's Afrin region on Jan. 20, according to the Turkish General Staff on Saturday. Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured. In a statement, the military added the Turkish Armed Forces had destroyed 15 terrorist targets and neutralized 74 terrorists in overnight airstrikes. On Jan. 20, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to clear...