Turkish security forces arrest at least 18 YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorists in northern Syria - Interior Ministry
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar chaired the country's latest cross-border operation against the PKK, Claw-Sword, which was launched on November 20.
During an operation on Saturday in Al Bab and Jarablus, security forces nabbed 13 Daesh members, including a senior operative of the terror group, the ministry announced on Sunday. During the search at addresses, Kalashnikov rifles, pistols, 253 cartridges, and 10 kg hand-made explosives were seized.In 2013, Türkiye became one of the first countries to declare Daesh a terrorist group.
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