(Worthy News) – Turkey has begun a major new offensive in northwestern Syria, in a bid to oust Kurdish militia from the area.
Named ‘Operation Olive Branch’, the ground and air operation aims to create a 20-mile (30km) “secure zone” in Afrin, a Kurdish-controlled enclave on Turkey’s border.
Members of Free Syrian Army (FSA), backed by the Turkish army, are confronting US-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters, known as the People’s Defence Units or YPG. [ Source: Sky News (Read More…) ]