Turkish Armed Forces

More than 40 armored vehicles along the Syrian border

Published on 16 Gennaio 2018 in ASIA/DEFENCE/EUROPE by Press Release

Turkish armed forces have deployed more than 40 armored vehicles along the Syrian border on Monday. In Hatay province, two dozen armored vehicles were deployed for “reinforcement reasons”, said the source. In Viransehir district, 20 vehicle-military convoy arrived, sent from southeastern province for assistance along Syrian border. Furthermore, a source said that intense smoke was coming out of Nesreyieh region in Afrin, which is under control of PKK/PYD. “In the coming days, God willing, we will continue with Afrin [operation] – that we started first with Euphrates Shield Operation – to purge terrorism from our southern borders”, Erdogan said in the central Anatolian Tokat province. On Saturday, Turkish security forces hit several PKK/PYD targets in the Afrin district of Syria’s Aleppo province.

Turkey in Idlib to establish peace corridor, PM Yıldırım says

Published on 12 Ottobre 2017 in EUROPE/PRESS RELEASE/REGIONS by pressrelease

The Turkish military crossed into Idlib, Syria, earlier this week to establish a peace corridor rather than terror, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said Wednesday. “We are on the field to make our precautions in advance”, he said, asserting: “We are trying to establish a peace belt rather than terror”. The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) issued a written statement on Oct. 9, declaring that Turkish forces crossed into Idlib, Syria, on Oct. 8, to reconnoiter as part of efforts to bring peace to the area. The statement said the goals of the de-escalation zones, which were declared on Dec. 30, 2016, and guaranteed by Turkey, Russia and Iran through the Astana process, aim to increase the effectiveness of the cease-fire agreement, end armed clashes, provide humanitarian aid to those in need, establish proper conditions for displaced people to return and establish conditions for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. Turkey also aims to contain the Afrin region, which is controlled by the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the PKK affiliate in Syria, and its People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia.

Syria: Turkish army enters Idlib to clear the border from Qaedist groups

Published on 10 Ottobre 2017 in PRESS RELEASE/REGIONS by pressrelease

The Turkish army Sunday entered Idlib province in Syria as part of its role of guarantor of ‘de-escalation’ zones agreed in talks in Astana, the Turkish armed forces said in a statement on Monday. The objective announced by Ankara is to clear the border from Qaedist groups, creating a de-facto buffer zones and countering the expansion of Kurdish militias.

Turkey launches operation in Syria ‘for security’

Published on 9 Ottobre 2017 in EUROPE/PRESS RELEASE/REGIONS by pressrelease

Turkey has announced the beginning of a new military operation into Idlib province in Syria as part of a deal with Russia and Iran, in an attempt to create de-escalation zones and also prevent Syrian Kurdish groups from building a “terror corridor” along the Syrian border toward the Mediterranean Sea. The Turkish Armed Forces on early Oct. 8 shelled positions in jihadist-controlled Idlib in support of the advance of Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighters on the ground, a day after Ankara announced the start of an operation there. “The [operation] process, which began yesterday and started to be implemented today, is continuing together with the Free Syrian Army without any problems”, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said. Erdoğan underlined that the operation into Idlib, just like the Euphrates Shield Operation, is part of Ankara’s strategy to eliminate security threats at their source. “We are obliged to break this terror corridor from the east toward the Mediterranean. We cannot tolerate this. Otherwise we’ll suffer from another Kobane [incident]. We don’t want that and we won’t allow it”, Erdoğan said.

Turkey accelerates preparations for Afrin operation

Published on 21 Settembre 2017 in EUROPE/PRESS RELEASE/REGIONS by pressrelease

Preparations for a military operation in Syria’s Afrin, a hotbed for the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) terrorist organization, have been accelerated. With military drills on Turkey’s borders, Afrin has been surrounded, and a logistics and supply line has been established. The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) have launched plans to expand the front in Atme, which is home to refugee camps and the line between the Syrian opposition and the PKK. This will enable the TAF to surround Afrin from three sides. Military sources indicated that the main purpose of the operation was to isolate the terrorists in Afrin from the world. Afrin, one of the first areas that the PKK seized after the war in Syria, is one of the terrorist organization’s psychologically and strategically critical regions. Afrin plays a key role in the PKK’s plan to open a terror corridor into the Mediterranean. The terrorists in Afrin are allegedly bring reinforcements from Aleppo.

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