Monday, 22 January, 2018 , 08:57 AFP — Turkish forces and their Syrian rebel allies have launched a cross-border offensive against the Afrin region of northern Syria, held by a powerful Kurdish militia.
Monday, 22 January, 2018 , 01:39 AFP — Turkish troops and tanks entered Syria on Sunday to push an offensive against Kurdish militia as rockets hit border towns in apparent retaliation and the United States urged Ankara to show restraint.
Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 20:39 AFP — Turkish air raids killed 11 civilians Sunday in the northern Syrian region of Afrin, including eight members of the same family who had fled fighting elsewhere, a war monitor said.
Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 20:12 AFP — Turkey gave Washington advance warning before launching an operation against US-allied Syrian Kurdish forces, and Ankara has "legitimate" security concerns in the area, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday.
Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 19:50 AFP — The UN Security Council will on Monday discuss the worsening humanitarian crisis in Syria after Turkey launched an offensive against Kurdish militias, diplomats said.
Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 18:20 AFP — Iran on Sunday urged an end to a Turkish military offensive in northwestern Syria and called on Ankara to play a "constructive role" in the war-torn country.
Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 17:52 AFP — The Turkish military has started an air and ground operation against Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia whom Ankara views as "terrorists" linked to outlawed militants.
Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 17:46 AFP — Turkish troops and tanks entered Syria on Sunday to push an offensive against Kurdish militia as rockets hit border towns in apparent retaliation and the United States urged Ankara to show restraint.
Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 17:14 AFP — Turkish anti-riot police on Sunday blocked protests in Istanbul and the Kurdish-majority southeast against Ankara's military operation inside Syria.
Sunday, 21 January, 2018 , 17:04 AFP — The United States called Sunday for Turkey to "exercise restraint" and avoid civilian casualties in its cross-border operation targeting Syrian Kurdish forces.
