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Turkey to continue Euphrates Shield operation in northern Syria, Erdogan says

Turkey has now ended the “Euphrates Shield” military operation it began in Syria last August, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday. In an interview with broadcaster NTV, Yildirim said the operation had been successful, and he added that any further operations would be carried out under a different name. Turkey launched its incursion into northern Syria over six months ago to push ISIS militants away from its border and stop the advance of Kurdish fighters. (AFP)
In 2016, Turkey launched the Euphrates Shield operation on its Syrian border to eradicate what it called a "corridor of terror". (File photo: AFP)

Turkey to continue Euphrates Shield operation in northern Syria, Erdogan says

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Turkey's military will continue its operation in Syria's Afrin and Manbij regions, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday during a parliamentary address to his ruling AK Party.

In 2016, Turkey launched the Euphrates Shield operation on its Syrian border to eradicate what it called a "corridor of terror", made up by the dual threat of ISIS and Syrian Kurdish fighters.

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