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Turkish defense chief: Afrin operation should start with no delay

Saturday, 20 January 2018 2:20 AM [ Last Update: Saturday, 20 January 2018 2:20 AM ]

Syrian children look at a building that was damaged in a missile attack on Afrin in northern Syria on January 18, 2018. (AFP)

Rahshan Saglam
Press TV, Istanbul

The Turkish army has started shelling YPG positions in Syria’s Afrin region, a move that is seen by the Syrian government as a breach of its sovereignty. Ankara says the operation is aimed at pushing what it calls terrorist elements out of Syria’s north. Our correspondent in Istanbul, Rahshan Saglam has more in this report.

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