Turkish Forces Have Reached The Outskirts Of The Syrian Town Of Afrin

Reuters: Turkish forces reach outskirts of Afrin town: monitor

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkish forces have reached the outskirts of the town of Afrin after a weeks-long campaign against a Kurdish militia in northwest Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitoring group said on Saturday.

Turkey and allied Syrian rebel groups it supports are advancing on the town from the east under intense bombardment, the Britain-based Observatory said.

Ankara launched its offensive in the Afrin region on its border in January, aiming to drive out the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, which it sees as an extension of the PKK group that has fought a three-decade insurgency inside Turkey.

During the campaign it has managed to gain control over all the Afrin region’s border areas with Turkey, including several small towns and a large number of villages.

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More News On Reports that Turkish Forces Have Reached The Outskirts Of The Syrian Town Of Afrin

Erdogan: Turkish troops on the verge of entering Afrin -- Al Jazeera
Erdogan vows to press Syria offensive to key Kurdish-held towns -- AFP
850 sq km now under control in Afrin: Turkey's Erdogan -- Anadolu Agency
US to protect Kurds in eastern Syria despite Turkish threats -- The Arab Weekly
Kurds say Syrian city of Afrin is being 'ethnically cleansed' by Turkish military -- Sky News
Turkey's plans to expand Afrin offensive will fail: Kurdish forces spokesperson -- Kurdistan24
While the world looks to Eastern Ghouta, civilians in Afrin are being slaughtered in their hundreds by Turkish forces -- Patrick cockburn, The Independent