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 ...
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday called for Turkey to show “restraint” in its offensive against a Kurdish militia in Syria. “The violence in Afrin disrupts what was a relatively stable area in Syria and distracts from the international effort to defeat ISIL,” Mattis said during a tour of ...
