7-15 January 2018
21 January 2018
TRT World's Defence analyst Oubai Shahbandar discusses Turkey's operation in Afrin, Syria against the YPG terror group & the Russian and Assad regime reactions
20 January 2018
TRT World: The Turkish military announced it launched Operation Olive Branch in Syria's northwestern Afrin on Saturday. Turkey says the objective is to clear Afrin of the YPG/PKK.
20 January 2018
TRT World: Turkey begins an operation against YPG in Syria. Some breaking news coming into us now. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the military operation in Syria has de-facto begun. Shelling of YPG positions in Afrin has continued, but there are no reports yet of Turkish ground forces entering the area. Erdogan says there are also plans to take over Manbij, further east towards the Euphrates River.
19 January 2018
Press TV: Turkey starts shelling northern Syria amid opposition from Damascus
18 January 2018
France 24: A major troop build-up on Turkey-Syria border, with Turkish armored units taking a position in Turkey's Hatay province, a disputed region west of Aleppo.
18 January 2018
Turkey is unimpressed by US attempts to downplay a planned 30,000-strong, predominantly Kurdish border force in northern Syria, accusing the US for having lied about supporting the Kurds in the past.
15 January 2018
President Erdogan says Turkey is ready to launch a military operation across the Syrian border in Afrin against the YPG terror group
15 January 2018
Al Jazeera: Formation of a zone controlled by US-backed fighters of about 30,000 personnel has angered Russia and Turkey, which considers the YPG a terrorist group.
15 January 2018
Turkey: Will Erdogan carry his threat to attack the Syrian Kurdish force in its stronghold?
15 January 2018
TRT World: Turkey's Security Challenge: Turkey deploys hardware for Afrin operation. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Turkey is ready to launch a military operation across the Syrian border in Afrin against the YPG terror group. This comes as Ankara criticises efforts by the US to establish a border security force in northern Syria, that would include YPG fighters.
14 January 2018
President Erdogan says Turkey is ready to launch a military operation across the Syrian border in Afrin against the YPG terror group.
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