Turkish soldiers along with Free Syrian Army (FSA) forces backed by Special Forces teams of Turkish national police and gendarmerie captured on Saturday the town center of Raju, a strategically located town of Syria’s Afrin district from PKK affiliated People’s Protection Forces (YPG) terrorists.
Raju, located 25 kilometers northwest of Afrin town center, is one of the five towns located in Afrin district.
The successful anti-terror operation came as part of the second phase of Operation Olive Branch, launched by Turkey on Jan. 20 to remove the PKK/PYD/YPG/KCK and Daesh terrorists from Afrin in northwestern Syria.
On Feb. 28, Operation Olive Branch forces established a crescent-shape corridor stretching along northwestern Idlib province and Aleppo province’s Azaz district, cutting the PKK affiliated People’s Protection Forces (YPG) terrorists’ connection to the Turkish border.
Now, the forces are focusing on urban warfare in multiple fronts, including the Raju and Jinderes districts and will eventually extend to Afrin’s town center.
