The Turkish army will continue to take “preventive and destructive measures” against all terrorist organizations, especially PKK/Pyd/YPG/SDS and DeASH, which threaten the administrative and geographical integrity of Syria, as well as the world and peace of Turkey and the entire region.
This was announced at a weekly briefing by the official representative of the Ministry of National Defense of Turkey of the Zeki Akturg.
“We again declare that we will not allow the presence of any terrorist formations and the situation of the” faitted fact “in the region,” he said.
The representative of the department added that Ankara will continue to effort “to increase the defense capacity and safety of Syria and ensure a voluntary, safe and worthy return of the Syrians to their homeland in close cooperation with the new administration”.
Akturk also said that over the past week during counter -terrorist operations in the north of Iraq and Syria, the Turkish military neutralized 57 terrorists. According to him, the number of terrorists neutralized since the beginning of the year reached 278.
Sources to the Ministry of Defense of Turkey also commented on the yesterday’s visit to the delegation of the department to Syria. It is noted that this is the first visit of the delegation of the Ministry to Syria, which gives it special significance. During the visit, “the fight against terrorist organizations that pose a threat to both countries, as well as defense and security issues,”