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Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch and international opinion

Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch and international opinion

Monday, April 30, 2018, 22:42 (GMT+7)
Turkey launched a military operation coded “Olive Branch” – a symbol of peace - on 20th January 2018. To conduct this operation, Ankara mobilized a powerful force , including 72 F-16 fighter jets, over 6,000 troops of the 1st Commando Brigade, under the 2nd Army , between 10,000-15,000 combatants of the Free Syrian Army, many tanks, artilleries and technical equipment.

The entire Military is to thoroughly grasp and effectively implement tasks and solutions for protecting natural resources and the environment
Protecting natural resources and the environment is the responsibility of the entire political system, organisations, enterprises, communities, and every individual citizen, in which the active, proactive, and effective participation of Military officers and soldiers is a vital factor.