Northwestern Syria's Afrin region has been completely taken under control as part of ongoing the Operation Olive Branch, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) said Saturday.
The Turkish miilitary said that all villages located in the Afrin region were cleared off terrorists.
In a statement, Turkish General Staff said efforts are in progress to help civilians return home in a secure way.
Turkish troops have also been continuing efforts to search and destroy hand-made explosives and mines planted by the terrorists around the region.
Previously on Saturday, Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar said that only were left to be cleaned, adding that the counter-terror operation could have been completed days ago where it not for Turkey placing utmost importance on not harming any civilians.
The chief of staff also added that numerous informative leaflets in the Kurdish and Arabic languages were distributed to the civilians in the area.
"We will continue until the last terrorist is being neutralized," Akar said.
As part of Operation Olive Branch, launched Jan. 20 to clear the PKK's Syrian-affiliated People's Protection Units (YPG) and Daesh terrorists from the Afrin region, Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) and the FSA entered Afrin town center and liberated it from terrorists on March 18.
Turkish and FSA units then focused on the remaining villages in the region.
Turkey on Jan. 20 launched Operation Olive Branch to remove YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorists from Afrin. According to the Turkish General Staff, the operation aims to establish security and stability along Turkey's borders and the region as well as protect Syrians from terrorist cruelty and oppression.
The operation is being carried out under the framework of Turkey's rights based on international law, UN Security Council resolutions, its self-defense rights under the UN Charter and respect for Syria's territorial integrity, it said
The military has also said that only terrorist targets are being destroyed and "utmost care" is being taken to avoid harming any civilians.
Afrin has been a major hideout for the PYD/PKK since July 2012, when the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria left the city to the terror group without a fight.
