Turkish Forces, Free Syrian Army Take Control of Strategic Dam in Northern Syria

TEHRAN (defapress)- The Turkish Army troops and Free Syrian Army (FSA) captured another village in Syria's Northwestern Afrin and took control of a strategic dam.

News ID: 69092

Date: 09 March 2018 - 17:41

Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency said that the Turkish troops and the FSA captured the Kurdish-held village of Hallubi Kabir in Afrin's Northeast, and took control of a dam which supplies water to Azaz and Afrin regions.

The Western part of the dam, however, is still under the control of the Kurds, it added.

The dam, known as April 17 Dam, is the only source that provides clean water and electricity to Afrin.

Since the beginning of Ankara's Operation Olive Branch on January 20, the Turkish military and the FSA have captured 161 locations, including five town centers, 124 villages and 31 strategic areas.