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The Turkish Air Force is inflicting air strikes on the positions of the YPG (Kurdish People's Protection Units) in Syria, Milliyet newspaper reported Aug. 28.

The shelling of the YPG positions started Aug. 28 morning.

On Aug. 24 morning, the Turkish Air Force with the support of the coalition aircraft launched an operation to liberate the city of Jarabulus from the IS militants in northern Syria, near Aleppo city.

The operation was carried out under the name “Shield of the Euphrates.”

Syria has been suffering from an armed conflict since March 2011, which, according to the UN, has so far claimed over 500,000 lives. Militants from various armed groups are confronting the Syrian government troops. The “Islamic State” (IS, ISIL, ISIS or Daesh), the YPG and the PYD are the most active terrorist groups in Syria.

Date
2016.08.28 / 12:59
Author
Axar.az
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