ANKARA, Oct 10 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Armed Forces, late Wednesday, began a land operation into northern Syria against the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG).
“The Turkish Armed Forces and the Syrian National Army have launched the land operation into the east of the Euphrates river, as part of the Operation Peace Spring,” the Turkish Defence Ministry said.
Turkish soldiers entered Syrian border towns of Ras al-Ain and Tal Abyad, through four different paths, after hours of heavy airstrikes and howitzer shelling, military sources said.
Turkish jets destroyed the targets of YPG/PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party), 30 km deep, in the east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria, as part of the operation.
