Turkish army kills terrorists that attacked guardhouse

At least 23 YPG/PKK terrorists have been killed after their attack on a guardhouse in southeastern Sanliurfa province, according to Turkish General Staff.

"PKK/PYD-YPG" terrorists launched a gun-and-rocket attack on a Turkish military border guardhouse in Sanliurfa's Ceylanpinar district near the Syrian border to which the Turkish military retaliated," the Turkish General Staff said in a statement.

The statement added that a YPG/PKK terrorist who escaped from their shelters in Syria surrendered to Turkish authorities in southeastern Mardin's Nusaybin district, Anadolu Agency reported.

On January 20, Turkey launched the Olive Branch Operation to clear terrorists from Syria's Afrin.