Civilians fleeing the city of Afrin in northern Syria on March 19, 2018The United States warned its NATO ally Turkey on Monday it is "deeply concerned" after a Turkish-led assault on the Syrian city of Afrin triggered an exodus of Kurdish civilians. Turkish forces and Turkish-backed Syrian Arab fighters have over the past 48 hours surged into the city in northwest Turkey, once defended by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia. "We are also concerned over reports of looting inside the city of Afrin. "We encourage all parties to allow the free flow of these resources and humanitarian aid... throughout Syria," he said. We also remain committed to the Defeat ISIS campaign and our Syrian Democratic Forces partners in eastern Syria," she said.

Source: Daily Mail March 19, 2018 17:15 UTC