The Turkish Armed Forces conducted an anti-terrorist operation in northern Syria. reported the Turkish Ministry of National Defense.
Five militants of the Syrian wing of the PKK – YPG terrorist organization have been neutralized in the zone of Operation Euphrates Shield in northern Syria. The terrorists tried to infiltrate the areas controlled by the Syrian opposition and the Turkish Armed Forces in order to destabilize the situation, but was promptly identified and neutralized by Turkish special forces, the report said.