Turkish forces will withdraw from the Syrian border region of Afrin, leaving it to its “real owners”, once it has been cleared of “terrorists”, Turkey said on Monday. “We are not permanent there (in Afrin) and we are certainly not invaders. Our goal is to hand the region back to ...
The Turkish army and allied militants have surrounded the city of Afrin in northern Syria controlled by Kurdish militia that is the key target of Ankara’s cross-border offensive, the military said Tuesday. The Turkish forces, who had been looking to complete the encirclement in a two-pronged movement from the east ...
