National Defence Journal

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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.

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On defence and security tasks and solutions in the Draft Summary Report to be presented at the 14th National Party Congress

A careful review shows that the Draft Summary Report in general, and particularly the fourth orientation on defence and security tasks and solutions, has been thoroughly and scientifically prepared, having undergone multiple rounds of revision at various levels, thus ensuring high quality. Different structural approaches may exist, but it can be affirmed that this one is the most appropriate for a Party document of this nature.