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Turkish forces continue to clear mines in Afrin
95 mines and handmade explosives cleared since Afrin was liberated on March 18
28.03.2018 - Update : 29.03.2018
Turkish soldiers conduct search works for explosive ordnances, including improvised explosive devices and mines with a sniffer dog named as leylak after Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army (FSA) took complete control of northwestern Syria's Afrin within the "Operation Olive Branch", on March 26, 2018. ( Emin Sansar - Anadolu Agency )
ANKARA
Turkish forces continue to clear recently liberated areas in Afrin, in northwestern Syria, of mines left behind by YPG/PKK terrorists.
A total of 95 mines and handmade explosives have been destroyed since Afrin was liberated from the YPG/PKK terrorist group on March 18, the General Staff said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Turkish Army is providing the means for civilians to return to their homes safely, the statement added.
Reporting by Mehmet Tosun; Writing by Sibel Ugurlu
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