Twenty-Four Social Media Users Arrested for 'Smearing Operation Peace Spring'

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Cybersecurity units arrested 186 people over the last week for "smearing" Turkey's ongoing "Operation Peace Spring" in northern Syria.

Twenty-four of the detained people have been arrested for "spreading online disinformation," the state-run Anadolu Agency reported, quoting security sources.

Thirty-eight suspects were released and 40 were released on probation.

Turkey launched the operation on October 9 to remove the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from the border areas.

The investigation by security sources alleged that almost 840 people had "criminal posts" on social media, with 62 of the accounts were run in Germany, England and France.

Under the coordination of the Interior Ministry, security forces oversee online accounts round the clock, the AA said. (AS/VK)