Turkish security forces arrested at least three YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria, near the country’s southern border, the National Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
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The terrorists, aiming to disrupt peace and security in Operation Olive Branch zone, were held before they could achieve their “treacherous ambitions,” the ministry said on Twitter.
Turkish troops are in the region as part of a cross-border security and counter-terrorist initiative.
Since 2016, Turkey has launched a trio of successful anti-terrorist operations across its border in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor, and enable peaceful settlement by locals: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018) and Peace Spring (2019).