TEHRAN (FNA)- More than 300 Turkish army men and Ankara-backed militants have been killed in clashes with the Kurdish fighters in Afrin region in Northwestern Aleppo in the last 4 days, a media outlet reported on Saturday. It further said that the Turkish army and their allied militant groups have suffered heavy casualties in clashes with Kurds near the town of Afrin, Shera, Jandaris and Bolboleh regions. A media outlet reported on Friday that the army troops and Free Syrian Army (FSA) captured another village in Syria’s Northwestern Afrin and took control of a strategic dam. The Western part of the dam, however, is still under the control of the Kurds, it added. The dam, known as April 17 Dam, is the only source that provides clean water and electricity to Afrin.

Source: GNN Liberia March 10, 2018 09:00 UTC