Turkish troops and Syrian rebels captured the city held by the Kurdish forces on Sunday as part of the cross-border operation in the Afrin region that began on January 20.

But AFP reporters in Afrin and a war monitor said the Turkish-led Syrian fighters went on a rampage after taking the city, pillaging shops and homes.

Ankara took such reports "seriously" and was "looking into those incidents very closely and necessary measures obviously will be taken", Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Monday, March 19. He did not give further details on what the measures could be.

"Apparently they have happened, some groups probably did not follow the orders that were given by their commanders," Kalin told CNN International in an interview.

AFP reporters said fighters broke into shops, restaurants and houses and left with foodstuff, electronic equipment, blankets and other goods.

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