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December 20, 2020
ANKARA
Security forces neutralized 177 terrorists, including 29 Daesh/ISIS members, over the last month in Syria, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
In 2013, Turkey became one of the first countries to declare Daesh/ISIS a terror group.
The country has since been attacked by Daesh/ISIS terrorists multiple times, with 315 people killed and hundreds more injured in at least 10 suicide bombings, seven bomb attacks and four armed assaults.
In response, Turkey launched anti-terror operations at home and abroad to prevent further attacks.
Meanwhile, some 7,200 people, including 17 FETO terror suspects, were arrested over the last month when they attempted to cross the border illegally, the ministry added.
Turkey Neutralizes 2 YPG/PKK Terrorists In N.Syria
Terrorists opened harassing fire in Operation Peace Spring region to disrupt peace environment, says Defense Ministry. Turkish security forces on Friday neutralized at least two YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Friday.
In a Twitter post, the ministry said the terrorists were neutralized when they opened fire in the Operation Peace Spring region to disrupt the peace and security environment in the region.
Turkish authorities often use the word neutralize to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.
Since 2016, Turkey has launched a trio of successful anti-terror operations across its border in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and enable the peaceful settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).
April 2
- 555 Turkish citizens from Algeria evacuated by Algerian Airlines to Samsun in Turkey s Black Sea region.
April 6
- Turkey s flagship Anadolu Agency celebrates its centennial, as it was founded on April 6, 1920 – 17 days before the Turkish Grand National Assembly convened for the first time on April 23, amid the Turkish War of Independence. Since its foundation, Anadolu Agency has worked to speedily disseminate factual news across the globe with confidence, impartiality, and professionalism.
It is seen as one of the world s most prestigious news agencies, currently producing news in 13 languages and serving 6,000 subscribers in 93 countries with at least 3,000 employees stationed in 100 countries.