Turkish President Erdogan: Military Operations Have Started Against Kurdish Targets In Syria

CNN: Turkish jets hammer Syrian town to oust US-backed Kurdish militia

(CNN)Turkey launched a military operation Saturday targeting Kurdish fighters in the Syrian town of Afrin, Turkish state-run news reported.

The incursion, dubbed Operation Olive Branch, is likely to sharpen tensions between Turkey and the United States, which supports and openly arms Kurdish militias fighting ISIS. The operation targeting Kurdish fighters could open up a new frontier in the Syrian conflict, which has gone on for nearly seven years.

Ankara has long fought Kurdish unrest in southeastern Turkey. It's determined to prevent the establishment of a Kurdish state across the border in Syria and has used military force in the past against Kurds and ISIS in the northern part of the neighboring country.

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WNU Editor: The Kurds are responding .... Syrian Kurdish YPG says 'no choice but to resist' after Turkish strikes (Reuters)

More News On Turkish Military Operations Against Kurdish Targets In Syria

Airstrikes pound Syria's Afrin as Turkey launches 'Operation Olive Branch' -- Reuters
Turkey's Erdogan says ground offensive on Syria's Afrin has begun -- DW
Erdogan: Operation in Syria's Afrin has begun -- Al Jazeera
Turkey has begun operation in Syria's Afrin - President Erdogan -- TASS
Turkey launches offensive against Kurdish militia in Syria -- AFP
Turkish jets hit YPG in Syria's Afrin ahead of possible land operation -- Hurriyet Daily News
Syria: Turkey war planes launch strikes on Afrin -- BBC
Turkish army launches new strikes on Kurdish militia in Syria -- AFP
Turkey Launches Offensive in Syria Against Kurd YPG in Afrin -- Bloomberg
Turkey begins military offense against US-backed Kurdish forces -- The Hill
Turkish planes bomb Syrian Kurdish targets as Ankara-backed rebels enter Afrin (VIDEOS) -- RT
WATCH the Beginning of Turkey's Military Operation in Northern Syria -- Sputnik
Turkey deploys thousands of FSA rebels at Syria border -- Al Jazeera
Moscow urges Turkey, Kurds to show ‘restraint’ amid Afrin operation launch -- RT