RAS AL-AYN, Syria 

A council was established Thursday in Syria’s northern district of Ras al-Ayn which Turkey recently cleared of YPG/PKK terrorists during its Operation Peace Spring.  

Abdurrahman Mustafa, who was also elected head of Syria’s interim government, said the 25-member council represents all ethnic and religious groups in the area.

He thanked Turkey after a ceremony for cleaning the area from terrorists and said the terror group’s plans were destroyed.

“The same happened in Ras al-Ayn, just as we were supported in the Euphrates Shield and the Olive Branch Operations against ISIS and the PKK terrorist organization and we

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