January 20, 2017•Update: January 20, 2017
ANKARA
Twenty-three Daesh terrorists were ‘neutralized’ in northern Syria over the last 24 hours as part of Operation Euphrates Shield, the Turkish military said early Friday.
Turkish authorities use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question were either killed, captured or surrounded.
Turkish Armed Forces also hit 224 Daesh targets, including shelters, defense points, command and control facilities, and vehicles in Al Bab, Bzagah, and Suflaniyah regions, said a Turkish General Staff statement.
Coalition forces also hit four targets on the 150th day of the operation.
The Turkish army is supporting Free Syrian Army fighters in their fight to liberate Al-Bab from the terrorist group.
Since the start of the operation, 3,014 handmade explosives and 43 mines have been neutralized under controlled conditions, Turkish military added.
Operation Euphrates Shield began in late August to tighten border security, eliminate the terror threat along Turkish borders, and support opposition forces in Syria. The Free Syrian Army is backed by Turkish artillery and jets as a part of the operation.
reporting by sinan Uslu,Writing by Ahmet Sait Akcay
