Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 11:43 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara had "de-facto" already launched an operation on the ground to oust Kurdish militia from the Syrian town of Afrin.
Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 10:17 AFP — The Turkish army on Saturday launched new strikes against Kurdish militia in northern Syria as preparations intensified for a cross-border ground operation that has alarmed the United States.
Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 08:08 AFP — The Turkish army said it launched new strikes Saturday against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia in northern Syria, amid mounting expectations of a cross-border ground operation.
Friday, 19 January, 2018 , 15:56 AFP — Turkey on Friday started fresh shelling of the Syrian town of Afrin in a move to oust a US-backed Kurdish militia that Ankara considers "terrorists" and vowed to press on with a full-scale operation against them.
Friday, 19 January, 2018 , 14:15 AFP — Mortar fire on a town in northern Syria held by Turkish-backed rebels wounded at least 14 people in a psychiatric hospital, a monitor said on Friday.
Friday, 19 January, 2018 , 13:38 AFP — Turkey on Friday started shelling the Syrian town of Afrin held by a US-backed Kurdish militia that Ankara considers "terrorists" in a move to oust them, the defence minister said.
Friday, 19 January, 2018 , 10:21 AFP — Mortar fire on a town in northern Syria held by Turkish-backed rebels wounded at least 14 people in a psychiatric hospital, a monitor said on Friday.
Thursday, 18 January, 2018 , 20:04 AFP — Thousands of protestors demonstrated in Kurdish-held parts of northern Syria on Thursday after Turkish threats to launch an offensive on the region.
Thursday, 18 January, 2018 , 16:46 AFP — Deputy foreign minister Faisal Mekdad warned on Thursday that Syria's air force could destroy any Turkish warplanes used in a threatened assault on the war-torn country.
Thursday, 18 January, 2018 , 16:28 AFP — US officials mis-spoke about a plan to set up a 30,000-strong militia in eastern Syria and owe angry ally Turkey an explanation, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson admits.
