The government of Turkey declares that the Turkish military is now surrounding Afrin And Is Getting Very Close To Conquering The City
Three Kurdish militias — the Kurdish Democratic Union Party, the People’s Protection Units and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party — have borne the brunt of the offensive.
Pro-Syrian regime forces are also in Afrin to support Kurdish militias along with US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. The SDF, which was instrumental in the fight against ISIS in Syria, said it was diverting fighters from ISIS fronts to repel the Turkish offensive, prompting a Turkish outcry.
Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said it is Turkey’s “natural right” to ask the United States to halt the SDF’s redeployment to Afrin.
The US-led coalition said the SDF move would “slow down” the fight against the terror group.
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