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"We were in contact with our Chief of General Staff [Hulusi Akar] and commanders all night. We are constantly monitoring what is happening. God willing, we will complete this operation within a very short period of time," said Erdogan, addressing supporters in the western city of Bursa before a women’s branch congress of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
"We still have a lot of work to do. Necessary steps were taken with the air operation last night [Jan. 20]. Then a ground offensive started and it is now continuing. Fifty-five percent of Afrin is made up of Arabs and 35 percent is made up of Kurds, who were settled there recently. Six or seven percent of Afrin is made up of Turkmens. The main issue is making sure Afrin is handed over to its real owners," he added.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim previously commented on the ongoing operation, vowing that it would continue until all "terrorist elements are cleared" from the region.
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"Operation Olive Branch Operation is for the [Syrian] war to end, for the peace of the local community, and for territorial integrity of Syria ... The operation is in line with international law. It is being conducted for the reason of self-defense, as per the 51st article of the U.N. agreement. The operation is being conducted for the fight against terrorism and the territorial integrity of Syria, within U.N. Security Council Resolutions 1373, 1624, 2170 ... We are also taking great care not to hurt civilians while arsenals and shelters are destroyed," he said.
"In the recent period our borders have been exposed to harassment more than 700 times. Last night six rockets were fired into Kilis. No one has bit the dust, but the location of the rockets was determined and destroyed," Yildirim added.