[ALMASDARNEWS] The Ottoman Turkish Army recently deployed 180 commandos to the Aleppo Governorate city of al-Bab, the Hurriyet Daily reported today
"Troops from the Ottoman Turkish Gendarmerie’s ’Wolves’ battalion, based in the Black Sea province of Tokat, conducted a leaving ceremony before heading to Syria," the Daily added.
Al-Bab is currently under the control of the Ottoman Turkish-backed Euphrates Shield forces; it is strategically located in the eastern countryside of Aleppo.
While the Ottoman Turkish Army already has a large presence in western Aleppo (Darat Izza), the eastern countryside is mostly controlled by their proxies, as their is a small presence of Kurdish-led fighters in this area.
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