Turkish jets have bombed the city of Afrin in northern Syria, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to expand Turkey’s military border operations against a Kurdish group allied to the US in the fight against Islamic State. Turkish jets have bombed the city of Afrin in northern Syria, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to expand Turkey’s military border operations against a Kurdish group allied to the US in the fight against Islamic State. The warplanes attacked Afrin, which is controlled by the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), shortly before sunset, Turkish media reported. A Kurdish official confirmed the strikes, saying they were the first by the Turkish military on the city in what it has named operation Olive Branch. The Afrin Operation has begun in the field.

Source: Irish Independent January 20, 2018 16:18 UTC