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Turkey's FM Mevlut Cavusoglu defends planned Turkish operation in northern Syria saying PKK/YPG terrorists "want to divide Syria while we support Syria's territorial integrity" trtworld.com/turkey/turkey-…

US President Trump says he moved out 50 soldiers from Syrian areas where Turkey plans a military operation, adds "going into Middle East" was America's "worst decision ever made" trtworld.com/turkey/us-move…

Turkey's Operation Peace Spring aims to destroy terror corridor "which is being established on our southern border" – President Erdogan trtworld.com/turkey/erdogan…

Turkey's Operation Peace Spring aims to protect Syria's territorial integrity and save it from grip of terror, President Erdogan tweets as Turkey strikes Ras al Ayn in northeastern Syria trtworld.com/turkey/erdogan…

What is the objective behind Turkey’s #OperationPeaceSpring in northeastern Syria? Our defence analyst Oubai Shahbandar explains

UPDATE: Turkish military uses howitzers in Tal Abyad town as part of #OperationPeaceSpring in northern Syria – Anadolu Agency trtworld.com/turkey/targets…

Mortar shells fired into Turkey’s Ceylanpinar in Sanliurfa province from Syrian side, no casualties – local media trtworld.com/turkey/mortar-…

"Our ally Turkey is at the forefront of the crisis and has legitimate concerns. It has suffered horrendous terrorist attacks and hosts millions of refugees."

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, urging Anakra to act with restraint in #OperationPeaceSpring trtworld.com/turkey/mortar-…

Here's a look at previous operations by Turkey against YPG/PKK terrorists in Syria
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#OperationPeaceSpring is only targeting terrorists in northern Syria – Turkey's Defense Ministry
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Turkish jets destroy YPG/PKK targets 30 kilometres deep east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria as part of #OperationPeaceSpring
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Turkish Armed Forces enter northeast Syria as they begin ground offensive as part of #OperationPeaceSpring, Defense Ministry says
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Turkish airstrikes and howitzers hit 181 terror targets as part of #OperationPeaceSpring in northern Syria - Turkey’s Defense Ministry trtworld.com/turkey/turkey-…

Turkey’s Ministry of Defense says its commandos are continuing to advance east of the Euphrates river as part of #OperationPeaceSpring

Turkey’s troops continue their advance into northern Syria as part of Operation Peace Spring that is aimed at clearing its border of terrorists trtworld.com/turkey/turkish…

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gives a guarantee that Daesh will not have a presence in northeast Syria after Turkey completes its #OperationPeaceSpring in the region
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Turkey’s President Erdogan "calls on Arabs, Kurds, all who have been forcefully recruited by the YPG, to leave the terror group right away and start fighting for their honour and land along with" Turkish forces trtworld.com/turkey/erdogan…

At least six civilians, including a nine-month-old baby, have been killed during mortar and rocket fire by YPG/PKK from Syria into Turkish border towns, officials trtworld.com/turkey/ypg-pkk…

Russia’s UN envoy accuses US of “demographic engineering” in Syria as UN Security Council fails to agree on a statement following a closed meeting on Turkey’s #OperationPeaceSpring

Russia and US block a European resolution at the UNSC on Turkey’s #OperationPeaceSpring in northeast Syria

The US-led anti-Daesh coalition's "demographic engineering" in northeastern Syria led to Turkey's military operation in the area, Russia's envoy tells the UNSC trtworld.com/turkey/russia-…

A total of 228 terrorists killed since Turkey launched #OperationPeaceSpring in northeastern Syria - Turkey’s Defense Ministry trtworld.com/turkey/turkey-…

#OperationPeaceSpring night strikes kill 49 PKK/PYD-YPG terrorists - Turkish Ministry of Defence

277 terrorists have so far been killed since the beginning of #OperationPeaceSpring in northern Syria - Turkish Ministry of Defence

Turkish Armed Forces kill 49 YPG/PKK members in northern Syria, bringing the total number of terrorists killed to 277 since the start of #OperationPeaceSpring trtworld.com/turkey/turkey-…

Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul releases message of support for Turkey's anti-terror #OperationPeaceSpring in northern Syria, says "unfortunately the establishment of peace is not possible by peaceful means sometimes"

Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry voices support for Turkey's #OperationPeaceSpring and says it will help ensure peace and stability in northern Syria

Turkish officials say the death toll in YPG/PKK mortar attacks from Syria rises to 17 after eight more civilians killed in the Kurdish-majority town of Nusaybin in Turkey trtworld.com/turkey/death-t…

Turkey’s Defense Ministry rejects claims that the Turkish army targeted a US observation post east of the Euphrates in northern Syria amid its counter-terror operation
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After successful overnight operations, a total of 415 PKK/PYD-YPG terrorists have now been killed since the beginning of #OperationPeaceSpring in northern Syria - Turkish Defence Ministry trtworld.com/turkey/more-te…

Turkey's Minister of Defence Hulusi Akar and senior commanders visit operations centre on Turkish/Syrian border as #OperationPeaceSpring begins day 4

Turkey's Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop says foreign terrorist fighters captured in northern Syria will be sent back to their countries who must try and rehabilitate them

Mortar fired across the border by PKK/YPG terrorist in northern Syria hits near hotel housing press members in Turkey's Akcakale district

Successful operations lead to the liberation of Ras Al Ayn from PKK/YPG terrorists as #OperationPeaceSpring led by Turkey continues in northern Syria