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| The Grand Turk |
| 300 Turkish commandos to join Operation Euphrates Shield |
| 2016-12-10 |
| A total of 300 Turkish commandos will join Turkey’s Euphrates Shield operation, according to a military source, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported Dec. 9. The special troops of the 11th Command Brigade departed from the Çardak Military Airport in the western province of Denizli, said a source. The special operation forces known as the Blue Berets were airlifted to the Syrian border, the source added. The forces are being sent to northern Syria to reinforce the troops. Around 20 Turkish soldiers have been killed since the launch of the operation on Aug. 24, with the aim of clearing its border with Syria of terrorist groups, which include the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Unit (YPG). |
| Posted by:Steve White |