Olive Branch

At least 9,880 Syrians in Turkey have returned to their country through the Cilvegozu border gate in Turkey's southern Hatay province in last three-and-a-half months, Turkish officials said, reported Anadolu Agency

A total of 3,991 militants have been "neutralized" since the start of Operation Olive Branch in Syria's northwestern Afrin region, the Turkish General Staff said in a statement on April 7. 

A total of 3,820 militants have been "neutralized" since the start of Operation Olive Branch in Syria's Afrin region, the Turkish military said in a statement on March 31.    

Turkey on March 30 condemned a statement of the Portuguese parliament as "unfounded allegations that are far from reality" against the Turkish military-led Operation Olive Branch in northwestern Syria.         

Syria's northern Afrin region has been taken under "complete" control as part of Turkish-led Operation Olive Branch, the Turkish military said on March 24.

A British woman who sided with the Syrian Kurdish Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), the all-female armed unit of the People’s Protection Units (YPG), has been killed in Syria’s Afrin during “Operation Olive Branch,” the Turkish military’s ongoing operation to remove YPG militants from the northwestern Syrian town.

A Turkish soldier succumbed to his wounds on March 17 during the Turkish military’s ongoing “Operation Olive Branch” in Syria’s northwestern Afrin district.

One Turkish soldier was killed on March 15 after a hand-made explosive detonated during “Operation Olive Branch,” which started on Jan. 20 to remove People’s Protection Units (YPG) militants from Syria’s Afrin.

A total of 3,524 militants have been “neutralized” since the start of “Operation Olive Branch” in Syria’s northwestern Afrin district, the Turkish General Staff said in a statement on March 15. 

A total of 42 soldiers have been killed and some 202 soldiers injured since the start of “Operation Olive Branch” in Syria’s northwestern Afrin district, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister and government spokesman Bekir Bozdağ said on March 12 following a Cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara.