ISTANBUL—Nearly 300,000 Syrians have returned to their country after Turkey’s two cross-border operations in northern Syria, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu was quoted as saying on Dec.22.
Turkey has carried out two operations, dubbed “Euphrates Shield” and “Olive Branch”, against Kurdish YPG militia and ISIS terrorist group in northern Syria. Ankara regards the U.S.-backed YPG as a terrorist organization.
