"It was noted that the Operation 'Euphrates Shield' which was started with the(Arabic acronym for Islamic State)the NSC said in a statement The conclusion of the Euphrates Shield operation was also confirmed by Turkey's Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim. The PM told the NTV broadcaster the operation had been successful and that further Turkish military actions would be conducted under a different name.Turkey launched the Euphrates Shield operation on August 24, 2016, with the aim of(IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and— both classed as terrorist organizations by Ankara. Under Euphrates Shield, Turkey took the border town of Jarablus on the Euphrates river, cleared Islamic State fighters from a roughly 100-km (60-mile) stretch of the border, then moved south to al-Bab, an Islamic State stronghold where Yildirim said “everything is under control”. READ MORE - Al Bab: 'When the tide is turning, ISIL go apocalyptic'

It views the YPG as the Syrian extension of the Kurdish PKK group, which has fought an insurgency in Turkey's southeast since 1984 for greater autonomy and is considered a "terrorist" group by both the United States and European Union.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım announces an end to the operation Euphrates Shield, which was part of international military operations against ISIL. He adds: "Any operation following this one will have a different name."