Turkish Army Captures More Lands in Northern Syria

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Turkish Army troops and Ankara-backed militants managed to advance against the Kurdish fighters in four flanks within the framework of Operation Olive Branch in Afrin in Northern Aleppo, militant-affiliated sources reported on Friday.

News ID: 68701

Date: 16 February 2018 - 15:52

The sources said that the army forces and their allied militants stormed the Kurdish fighters' positions in Bolbol region and captured the villages of Dorqa and Dorakli.

The sources further said that the Operation Olive Branch forces also captured the village of Sharbanli and its hills and Shadya and Koudeh regions.

They added that the Turkish soldiers and their affiliated militants also drove the Kurds out of the village of Jaqlai Tahtani.

In the meantime, the village of Divan Foqani along the way to the town of Jandaris was captured by the Turkish troops and allied militants.

The Kurdish sources, meantime, reported that they retook control over the village of Koudeh in Rajou region after fierce clashes with the Turkish soldiers.

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reported on Thursday that they repulsed a fierce offensive by the Turkish army against Talat Balilkeh in Rajou region, killing a number of Ankara-backed militants and forcing others to withdraw.

The SDF added that they have also seized a large number of weapons and military equipment after warding off the Turkish-backed militants' offensive against the village of Qouda.

They also said that a tank belonging to the Turkish army was also smashed and heavy tolls and damages were inflicted on the Ankara-backed militants during clashes in Bolbol region.