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PYD/PKK hits civilian areas in southern Turkey

By Cem Genco and Ridvan Korkulutas PKK rocket hit an olive garden in Oncupinar district HATAY/KILIS - A rocket of southern border province fired by PYD/PKK terrorists of Kilis at 2.30 p.m. local from Syria’s Afrin struck an time (1130 GMT). office building in a civilian No casualties were reported area in Turkey’s southern in this attack as well. border province of Hatay on Turkish Armed Forces Monday. responded to both attacks The rocket hit a wall of the with air and land fire. building in Reyhanli district, On Saturday, Turkey according to Anadolu Agency launched Operation Olive reporter in the region. A car Branch to clear PYD/PKK was also damaged in the and Daesh terrorists from attack. Afrin, northwestern Syria. No casualties were reported. According to the military, the Separately, another PYD/ operation aims to... MORE DETAILS Syrian peace talks begin in Russia’s Sochi city

By Elena Teslova Staffan de Mistura, who arrived Monday in Sochi. SOCHI - Syrian peace Representatives of Iran, talks began Monday in the Russia, Turkey and southern Russian city of de Mistura are to hold Sochi as part of the Syrian consultations on Monday, National Dialogue Congress, according to Russian organized by Ankara, Tehran envoy for Syria, Alexander and Moscow. Lavrentyev in interview to The congress is to be TASS. attended by all sectors of The Syrian opposition’s Syrian society except for Higher Negotiation terror groups. Committee (HNC), however, The UN announced this past announced Saturday that it weekend the participation would not take part in the of its special envoy to Syria, meeting. MORE DETAILS Anadolu Agency Photo Anadolu Agency

PYD/PKK suffers Photo Anadolu Agency Turkish army rescues defeat on Mt. Bursaya disabled woman in Afrin op HATAY, Turkey - Turkish the Hammam village, which soldiers have rescued lies in a strategic location -- Mt. Bursaya, a strategically important location near Syria’s Afrin, was secured during Operation Olive Branch a disabled woman in the terrorist PYD/PKK group Hammam village in Syria’s had been using it to attack AZAZ, Syria - Reinforced concrete Armed Forces from PYD/PKK terrorist its dominant location to overlook Turkey’s northwestern district of Turkey’s southern Reyhanli structures prepared for long-term organization on Sunday. Kilis province and Syria’s Azaz district, Afrin, according to a district district in Hatay province. sheltering and tunnel systems were Mt. Bursaya, which has an altitude of 848 near Syria-Turkey border. governor Monday. The soldiers found the found on strategically important Mt. meters and is one of the critical points near There are efficient observation and firing The Free Syrian Army, exhausted disabled woman Bursaya, which was captured by Turkish the Syria-Turkey border, is notable with points on the mountain. MORE DETAILS backed by the Turkish Armed during their search of houses Forces, last Tuesday captured in the village. MORE DETAILS