Reinforced concrete structures prepared for long-term sheltering and tunnel systems were found on strategically important Mount Bursaya, which was captured by Turkish Armed Forces from PYD\/PKK terrorist organization on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Mount Bursaya, which has an altitude of 848 meters and is one of the critical points near the Syria-Turkey border, is notable with its dominant location to overlook Turkey’s Kilis province and Syria\u2019s Azaz district, near Syria-Turkey border.<\/p>\n
There are efficient observation and firing points on the mountain.<\/p>\n
The terrorist PYD\/PKK has used Mount Bursaya to target civilians in the center of Turkey\u2019s Kilis province and Syria\u2019s Azaz district through mortar shells, artillery, and missiles.<\/p>\n
Due to strategic significance of the mountain, the terrorist organization PYD\/PKK had built concrete bunkers on Mount Bursaya, which were interconnected by a reinforced tunnel system, turning it into a resistance center.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Turkish military and Free Syrian Army (FSA) held examinations around the field after securing the mountain, where incomplete building structures were spotted. PYD\/PKK is thought to cover the top of these buildings and make them endurable to air strikes and other assaults.<\/p>\n
During the examinations, it was found out that the terror group had built trenches, fire and observation towers which were built by concrete blocks as thick as a meter. The terror group had presumably planned for a long period of defense and sheltering in Mount Bursaya.<\/p>\n
Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch on Jan. 20 to rid Afrin, northwestern Syria, of PYD\/PKK and Daesh terrorists. The operation aims to establish security and stability along Turkey\u2019s borders and the region as well as protect Syrians from terrorist oppression and cruelty.<\/p>\nError, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 9)<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mount Bursaya, a strategically important location near Syria\u2019s Afrin, was secured during Operation Olive Branch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":59918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,63,118,173],"tags":[77861,77866,77332,9002],"class_list":["post-59917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-daily","category-hot","category-turkey-headlines","tag-afrin","tag-operation-olive-branch","tag-pyd","tag-syria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}