"There have been 85 protests and 648 cases of propaganda in social networks recorded since the start of the operation in Afrin. A total of 845 people were detained," the statement said.
On January 20, the Turkish Armed Forces launched Operation "Olive Branch" against the Kurdish forces in Afrin, an area controlled by the US-backed Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), which is considered by Ankara to be an affiliate of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), designated as a terrorist organization in Turkey and several other countries.
READ MORE: Turkey to Deploy Special Forces to Syria's Afrin — Deputy PM
Damascus has strongly condemned Ankara's actions, with the Syrian Foreign Ministry calling them a violation of the country's sovereignty.