Turkish security expert describes critical encounter of soldiers with Daesh terrorists on the climb to Akil Mountain, noting that Daesh terrorists ran away in panic hours before bomb attack hit Turkish soldiers
The details of the hot encounter of Turkish soldiers and Daesh terrorists during the climb to Akil Mountain late on December 20 and early on December 21 were revealed.
"On Tuesday night, the Turkish soldiers were aiming to reach the hospital which was turned into an arsenal. During the climb to Akil Mountain, we clashed hand to hand," the security expert, Abdullah Ağar, commentated on his personal Facebook page.
"They run away with panic and hid somewhere as we raided their base. They opened fire on us for hours. However, we seized the hospital building which turned out to be their arsenal before the sunrise," he said.
Ağar also noted that the building was surrounded by mines. "The weather was very cold. We were not a large number of soldiers compared to the number of terrorists. After hours, they interrupted the fire so we did the same. We continued to proceed as the weather was extremely hazy. Then they launched an attack with an explosive-laden vehicle which martyred more than a dozen of soldiers," Ağar added.
Clashes between Turkish forces and the Turkish-backed Syrian opposition against the Daesh terrorists intensified in the central parts of Syria's al-Bab, after Turkish soldiers entered the center of the city under the control of the terrorist organization.
As part of the ongoing Euphrates Shied Operation, Turkish and Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) opposition fought with the help of fighter jets and artillery fire for a hospital and the surrounding area in central al-Bab on December 21, the Turkish Armed Forces said in a previous statement.
The Euphrates Shield operation was launched between the Turkish Armed Forces and the Free Syrian Army, with the aim to sweep Daesh from Syria, and has been running for 121 days.
The Euphrates Shield operation has neutralized more than 1,000 terrorists since its launch on August 24. Also, a 2,000-square-kilometer area has been cleared of terrorists so far.
