Turkey's Invasion Of Northern Syria -- News Updates January 26, 2018

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters in Usak, Turkey January 20, 2018. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS

Reuters: Turkish operations on Syrian border to extend as far as Iraq, Erdogan says

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday promised to sweep militants from the length of Turkey’s Syrian frontier, saying that Ankara could extend its current military operation in northwest Syria all the way east to the border with Iraq.

Turkey’s offensive in Syria’s Afrin against the Kurdish YPG militia, which it views as a security threat, has opened a new front in the multi-sided Syrian civil war and further strained ties with NATO ally Washington.

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Turkey's Invasion Of Northern Syria -- News Updates January 26, 2018

Turkey's Erdogan vows to fight Kurdish forces as far as Iraq -- BBC
Turkey vows to expand Syria offensive east to Iraqi border -- AP
Turkey's Erdogan Ignores Trump, Threatens To Expand Syria Operation To More Cities -- Newsweek
Turkey's military operation against Kurdish YPG in Afrin -- Reuters
Turkey, Syrian opposition kill 343 terrorists in Afrin — Turkey General Staff -- TASS
SDF Forces Claim 308 Turkish Soldiers Have Died During Olive Branch Op in Afrin -- Sputnik
Turkey says 14 killed, 130 wounded in operation in Syria's Afrin -- Business Insider
Erdogan threatens to expand Syria offensive despite criticism -- AFP
Turkey's Erdogan threatens to expand Syria border offensive -- DW
Turkey to U.S.: End support for Syrian Kurd YPG or risk confrontation -- Reuters
Turkey to US: Stop YPG support or face 'confrontation' -- Al Jazeera
Kurds call on Syrian regime to intervene in Afrin battle -- The Guaridan
Afrin: Kurdish forces call on Damascus in fight against Turkey -- DW
Syrian Kurds seek Damascus’ protection as Turkey’s Erdogan vows to return Afrin to ‘owners’ -- RT
Fleeing Turkish fire, Syrians seek refuge in Afrin city -- Daily Mail
Syrian rebels put their own aims aside to fight Turkey’s battles -- The Guardian
Pentagon calls Turkey's actions in Syria a 'distraction' -- The Hill