2,295 YPG militants ‘neutralized’ so far in Afrin operation: Turkish military
ANKARA
The Turkish General Staff said on March 2 that a total of 2,295 militants have been “neutralized” since the start of “Operation Olive Branch” in the northwestern Syrian district of Afrin.
Authorities use the word “neutralized” in statements to imply that the militants in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.
Turkey launched “Operation Olive Branch” on Jan. 20 alongside elements of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) to clear Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militants from Afrin.
On March 1, eight Turkish soldiers were killed and thirteen others were wounded in Turkey’s cross-border military operation, the country’s army said in a statement.
The Turkish army on Feb. 24 announced that 32 Turkish soldiers were killed and 183 others were wounded since the beginning of the operation.
A Turkish soldier was killed on Feb. 25 in Afrin, the military said.
