Turkish Air Defense Units Deploy Near SDF Positions in Northern Syria

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Turkish Army has deployed Air Defense Units near the town of Afrin in Northern Aleppo as they prepare for an imminent military offensive against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a news website reported on Monday.

News ID: 67850

Date: 01 January 2018 - 14:44

The militant-affiliated Arabic-language Anab al-Baladi reported that the Turkish troops embarked on deploying an air defense system in the town of Dar al-Izzah in Western Aleppo near the town of Afrin.

It added that the Turkish army has positioned MIM-23 HAWK missile system, telecommunication equipment and radars in Dar al-Izzah near Afrin.

Dissident-affiliated websites reported on Saturday that the Turkish Army forwarded another military column to Western Aleppo to enhance its forces for an imminent operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Afrin.

The news websites reported that another convoy of the Turkish military vehicles left the village of Kafr Loseen and crossed the border into Syria's Idlib.

The websites further said that the convoy, consisting of several personnel carriers and cargo vehicles and engineering machinery, moved to the positions of the Turkish army troops in Afrin region in Western Aleppo.