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 ...
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) opened a new front of the Operation Olive Branch from northern Syria’s Azaz district, east of Afrin, official Anadolu Agency (AA) said Monday. Numerous militants from the so-called Free Syrian Army were taking part in the latest move. The Turkey-backed FSA fighters were deployed to ...
