Tel Rifaat
Number of terrorists in Turkey around 150: Minister
The number of terrorists in Turkey has dropped to around 150, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has said.
Speaking at the Gendarmerie General Command 2021 Evaluation Meeting, Soylu stated that the number of acts of terrorism decreased by 95 percent between the end of 2015 and 2021.
Turkey will not intervene in Tel Rifaat if Russia keeps promise on YPG: Presidential spokesman
Turkish Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın said on April 7 that Turkey was talking to Russia about the Syrian town of Tel Rifaat and would not need to intervene in the area given Moscow's assurances that Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militants were not present there.
Turkish, FSA forces close in on Tel Rifaat town in northern Syria
As the Turkish military and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) are closing in on the strategic Syrian town of Tel Rifaat, local sources claimed on March 27 that Turkish and FSA forces have taken control of the town.
Turkey shells YPG targets in northern Syria for second day: Monitor
The Turkish army shelled positions held by Kurdish-backed militia in northern Syria for a second day on Feb. 14, killing two militants, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group has said.
Syrian forces near Turkish border, as around 30,000 Syrians mass at border
Syrian army troops recaptured a new village north of Aleppo on Feb. 8, bringing troops and allied militiamen to within a few kilometers of the Turkish border, while around 30,000 Syrians have massed at the Turkish-Syrian border due to a major Russian-backed offensive in the area, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said.