PM Yıldırım emphasizes Turkey most decisive in anti-Daesh fight
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said at a conference titled "Singapore Lecture" during his official visit to Singapore that Today, no other country has been more decisive in the fight against Daesh like Turkey.
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 21 August 2017
- Modified Date: 01:53 | 21 August 2017
Turkey has been the most decisive country participating in the fight against Daesh, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said Monday.
Speaking at a conference titled "Singapore Lecture" during his official visit to Singapore, Yıldırım said Turkey had cleared more than 2,000 square kilometers (772 square miles) of territory from Daesh during Operation Euphrates Shield.
"So far, 3,800 in Syria, 800 in Iraq -- in total 4,600 Daesh terrorists -- have been neutralized. Today, no other country has been more decisive in the fight against Daesh like Turkey," he said.
Operation Euphrates Shield saw Free Syrian Army fighters backed by Turkish military take territory in northern Syria from Daesh between August last year and March.