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| Turkish military helicopter shot down in Syria during operation against US-backed Kurdish forces | Turkish military helicopter shot down in Syria during operation against US-backed Kurdish forces |
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| A Turkish military helicopter has been shot down in northern Syria during an operation against US-backed Kurdish forces, according to Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. | A Turkish military helicopter has been shot down in northern Syria during an operation against US-backed Kurdish forces, according to Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. |
| Speaking in Istanbul, Mr Erdoğan did not mention the name of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units or YPG but said those responsible would pay for their actions. | Speaking in Istanbul, Mr Erdoğan did not mention the name of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units or YPG but said those responsible would pay for their actions. |
| The Turkish military has not made a statement but a spokesman for the Kurdish militia, Mustafa Bali, confirmed his fighters downed the chopper in Raju, northwest Afrin. | The Turkish military has not made a statement but a spokesman for the Kurdish militia, Mustafa Bali, confirmed his fighters downed the chopper in Raju, northwest Afrin. |
| "A military helicopter was downed. We will have losses, but they [perpetrators] will suffer the consequences,” Mr Erdoğan said, according to YeniSafak. | "A military helicopter was downed. We will have losses, but they [perpetrators] will suffer the consequences,” Mr Erdoğan said, according to YeniSafak. |
| "Our security forces are engaging in a great fight. We destroyed many of their missile depots yesterday," he added. | "Our security forces are engaging in a great fight. We destroyed many of their missile depots yesterday," he added. |
| Syrian democratic forces released what they claimed was footage of the incident in which smoke can be seen rising from area where the helicopter was downed. | |
| Turkey launched a military offensive on 20 January to uproot the YPG from Afrin in what has been dubbed Operation Olive Branch. | Turkey launched a military offensive on 20 January to uproot the YPG from Afrin in what has been dubbed Operation Olive Branch. |
| The YPG are considered by Turkey to be an extension of an insurgency within its own borders. | The YPG are considered by Turkey to be an extension of an insurgency within its own borders. |
| Nineteen Turkish soldiers have died since the operation started. | Nineteen Turkish soldiers have died since the operation started. |