Turkey pushes ahead with its operation against US-backed Kurdish militants based in Afrin, saying its forces have crossed into the northwestern Syrian city and hit over 150 Kurdish militant targets so far. Turkish media quoted Prime Minister Binali Yildirim as saying that the military forces had entered Afrin from the ...
President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday condemned Turkey’s offensive against Kurdish militia in the northern Syrian region of Afrin, saying it was part of Ankara’s support for extremist groups. Turkey and allied Syrian militants entered the Afrin region on Sunday, a day after launching their offensive against the Kurdish-controlled area. “The ...
