Turkish army helicopter flies behind a Turkish flag during a military parade marking the 93rd anniversary of Victory Day in Istanbul on August 30, 2015. Turkey commemorates the anniversary of the day in 1922 that marked the end of Turkey's independence war with a victory over Greek troops in Anatolia. AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE / AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE

Turkey announces end of Operation Euphrates Shield in Syria

On Mar 30, 2017

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has announced the end of the country’s Euphrates Shield operation on Syrian soil.

Yildirim made the announcement during a televised interview on Wednesday, stressing that the operation had been “successful” and that any further military measures in Syria would by conducted under a different name.

He refrained from elaborating on whether Turkish forces would be withdrawn from northern Syria.

“From now on if there is anything that threatens our security, either Daesh or any other (group), and if we take another action, that will be a new operation,” he added.

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