A total of 4,157 terrorists have been “neutralized” since the start of the Turkey-led Operation Olive Branch in Syria’s Afrin region, according to the Turkish military on Saturday.
In a weekly statement, the Turkish General Staff said 52 Turkish soldiers had also been martyred while 232 others were injured during the Afrin operation.
Also, 107 mines and 781 improvised explosives were destroyed in the operation.
Turkey on Jan. 20 launched Operation Olive Branch to remove YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorists from Afrin. On March 18, Turkish troops and Free Syrian Army liberated the Afrin district center.
According to the Turkish General Staff, the operation aims to establish security and stability along Turkey’s borders and the region as well as to protect Syrians from the oppression and cruelty of terrorists.