ANKARA (Sputnik) — According to the statement, the opposition forces hit 24 Daesh targets, destroying the militants’ shelters, defensive positions, command headquarters, ammunition depots and vehicles. The statement specified that the opposition established control over 195 settlements in northern Syria from the beginning of the Euphrates Shield operation.
"The Free Syrian Opposition forces have established control over the majority of settlements of Hadji Qusah, Halise Shakira, Halise, Talca Shaqiyah, Hajar Abyad and Al-Shuayb," the General Staff said in a statement.
On August 24, the Turkish forces, backed by US-led coalition aircraft, began a military operation dubbed Euphrates Shield aimed at freeing the Syrian northern territories from terrorists and creating security zones for accommodation of refugees.
After liberating the Syrian border town of Jarabulus and the surrounding area of Daesh, the Turkish forces continued offensive in the southwest direction.
