ISTANBUL, Oct 14 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said that, Turkish forces would “go down to a depth of 30-35 km” into Syrian territory, as planned under Ankara’s safe-zone project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Then, the operation would be completed, after taking control of Hasaka and Ayn al-Arab,” Erdogan said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He announced that, Turkish forces and their allies from the Syrian rebels, had so far taken control of 109 square km of land in Syria, including 17 villages around Tel Abyad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the operation started, the Turkish-led forces have killed 440 fighters of the Kurdish militia, while two Turkish soldiers and 16 Syrian fighters have lost their lives, said the Turkish leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In another development, the Syrian army started moving towards the north, to “confront the Turkish aggression on Syrian soil,” Syrian state TV reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Press reports said earlier that, the Syrian army would enter two key Kurdish cities in northern Syria, Manbij and Ayn al-Arab, after a deal was reached between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Russia about the entry of the Syrian army into the two cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A well-informed Kurdish source also confirmed that the Syrian army would assume control over Manbij and Ayn al-Arab, both are key Kurdish-held cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Syrian army’s move was viewed as part of its bid to strip Turkey of its pretext, to attack the Kurdish-controlled areas in northern Syria.– NNN-ANADOLU <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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