Turkey's Military Operations In Northern Syria -- News Updates January 29, 2018

Yahoo News 7/AFP: Kurds bury their dead as Turkey presses Syria offensive

Afrin (Syria) (AFP) - Hundreds of people attended funerals Monday for casualties of a Turkish offensive against Kurdish forces in the Syrian border region of Afrin.

New civilian casualties were reported following the latest clashes and air strikes in the operation launched by Turkey and Syrian opposition fighters against Kurdish militia in northwestern Syria.

Ankara, which considers the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria a "terror" group, has vowed to carry on and possibly expand the operation, launched January 20, despite international concern and strained relations with Washington.

Civilians and fighters on Monday took turns to carry the coffins of 24 casualties past Afrin's main hospital, accompanied by an angry crowd.

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Turkey's Military Operations In Northern Syria -- News Updates January 29, 2018

Exclusive: On the front line with the Free Syrian Army on Mount Barsaya -- France 24
Turkey-backed forces capture strategic hill overlooking Afrin -- DW
Kurds bury their dead as Turkey presses Syria offensive -- AFP
597 terrorists killed in Operation Olive Branch, military says -- Daily Sabah
Turkish Forces Kill About 600 Militants Since Start of Afrin Op - General Staff -- Sputnik
Syrian civilians 'killed in Turkey's Afrin operation' -- Al Jazeera
Syria war: Turkish air strikes 'damage ancient Afrin temple' -- BBC
Erdogan says Turkey will 'clean' entire Syrian border -- Reuters
Syria violence overshadows Russia-hosted talks -- ABC News/AP
Kurdistan to deploy Peshmerga to help Afrin against Turkey if possible, PUK official -- RUDAW
Kurds Say Turkey Plans to Reshape Demographics in Northern Syria -- VOA
Allies or Terrorists: Who Are the Kurdish Fighters in Syria? -- New York Times
Turkey's Operations in Northern Syria: A Visual Anthology -- Stratfor