Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Wednesday that Ankara will completely clear the region of terrorists, as the so-called “Olive Branch” aggression against Kurdish forces in Syria’s Afrin marks its fifth day. “By launching the Olive Branch operation, we have stopped the games of different powers who seek to ...
The Pentagon has reportedly threatened to sever all assistance to Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) that would move to support Kurdish militia in Syria’s northwest, as Turkey continues its offensive against the Kurdish forces there. Pentagon spokesman Adrian Rankine-Galloway told the state-run Turkish news outlet Anadolu Agency on Wednesday that ...