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"Turkish intelligence helps cross-border operations succeed", says Turkey's Erdogan

06 January 2020 16:51 (UTC +04:00)

Since the start of the Syrian crisis, Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has played a major role in the success of the nation’s cross-border operations, Turkey’s president said Monday, APA reports citing Anadolu Agency.

Since 2016, Turkey has launched a trio of successful anti-terrorist operations across its border into northern Syria, to prevent the formation of a terrorist corridor there: Operations Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (last October).

“The role of national intelligence in solving the murder of [Saudi journalist Jamal] Khashoggi was outstanding and made our country proud at the international level,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan added at the inauguration ceremony for the MIT’s new headquarters in the capital Ankara.