Several Turkish Elite Forces Killed in Clashes with Kurds in Northern Syria

Hawar news reported that a number of Turkish army men and allied militants, including three Gendarme and police forces, were killed in Operation Olive Branch against the Kurds in the village of Balilaka in Rajou region.

Hawar news further said that a military vehicle of Ankara forces was also destroyed in the fight against the Kurdish militants near the village of Kowanda.

Also, a number of Turkey-affiliated militants were killed or wounded in the village of Midana in Rajou.  

The Arabic website of Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday that a new convoy of gendarmes and the Turkish police special forces were dispatched to Hatay region, bordering Syria.

It added that the forces were sent to the borders to participate in Operation Olive Branch against the Kurds in Afrin.

Meantime, field sources affiliated to Ankara-backed militants referred to the special forces' mission in the second phase of Operation Olive Branch in Afrin, and said the operation would start soon.

Turkey had on Monday sent a number of other police troops and gendarmes to Afrin.