Ankara (AA) – the loss of shock UAV during the anti -terrorist operation of the Turkish Armed Forces in Syria did not affect the course of this operation. This is stated in the statement of the Foreign Ministry of Turkey.
“This incident did not affect the operation and defeat of the identified goals,” the diplomatic mission said.
The Foreign Ministry reminded that after the Turkish Armed Forces and the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) committed on October 1 in Ankara, based on the legitimate right to self -defense, complex operations against objects of the Red Army/YPG terrorist organization and Syria.
The statement noted that as part of the operations on the eve, many objects of the separatist terrorist organization were destroyed, including in the areas of Tel Rifat, Jizire and Derik in the north of Syria.
“during the operation of the UAV was lost due to various technical assessments in the deconfilation mechanism implemented with third parties. The necessary measures are taken to ensure more efficient operation of this mechanism with the involved parties.” The incident under consideration in no way affected the implementation of the current operation and the defeat of the established goals “,-the statement said.
The ministry emphasized that all the possibilities and sources of income, accumulated by a terrorist organization in Syria, will continue to be systematically liquidated, as was previously done in Iraq.