“As part of Operation Source of Peace, another 49 terrorists from the Kurdistan Workers Party and People’s Self-Defense Forces were neutralized. Thus, the total number of terrorists neutralized since the start of the operation is 277, ”the agency said in a statement on Twitter.
Earlier, the Turkish Ministry of Defense reported that the forces of the Turkish army since the beginning of the operation "Source of Peace" in Syria eliminated "174 terrorists."
October 9, Ankara announced the start of the ground part of the military operation "Source of Peace" in northeast Syria.
On October 11, it was reported that the first Turkish soldier was killed during the operation.