Posts Tagged: Afrin Syria
Bomb Blast Kills 40 People in Syrian Town of Afrin, Turkey Says
At least 40 civilians were killed, including 11 children, when a bomb detonated in the northern Syrian town of Afrin on Tuesday, the Turkish Defense...
Syria Shows the Dangers of ‘America First’ Policy
JNS.org - The government of Syrian President Bashir Assad launched a chemical attack on Saturday on the rebel-held town of Douma, Syria -- killing at least 42 people...
Germany Sounds Alarm About Turkish Actions in Northern Syria
The German government on Wednesday cited "growing concern" about actions by the Turkish military in the city of Afrin in northern Syria, and demanded that...
Turkey Says Its Forces Won’t Stay in Syria’s Afrin Region
Turkish forces will withdraw from the Syrian border region of Afrin, leaving it to its "real owners," once it has been cleared of "terrorists," Turkey...
Turkish Forces and Rebel Allies Take Afrin Town Center From Kurds
Turkish forces and their Syrian rebel allies swept into the northwestern Syrian town of Afrin on Sunday, raising their flags in the town center and...
Thousands More Syrians Flee Their Homes as Two Battles Rage
Thousands of civilians streamed out of their towns on Saturday to escape battles in the north and south of Syria, where two different offensives have...
Syrians Leave Rebel-Held Ghouta for Second Day; Turkey Attacks Afrin Town
Air strikes killed dozens of people in eastern Ghouta on Friday and Syrians fled rebel territory toward government positions for a second day, a war...
Turkish Military Says It Has Encircled Syrian Town of Afrin
Turkey's military and its rebel allies have encircled the northern Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish armed forces said on Tuesday, a substantial advance in...
Turkey Detains 91, Including Politicians, Journalists, Over Syria Comments
Turkey arrested dozens of people overnight for "spreading terrorist propaganda" about its Syrian incursion, state media said on Tuesday, raising to nearly 100 the number...
Erdogan Says Turkey Will Crush Kurdish Militia in Afrin
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey's military incursion in northern Syria's Idlib province would crush Kurdish militia forces that control the neighboring region...
