Turkish Forces Surround Afrin City In Syria Operation: Turkish Army
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published March 13, 2018 | 01:56 PM
The Turkish army and allied Syrian rebels have surrounded the city of Afrin in northern Syria controlled by Kurdish militia that is the key target of Ankara's cross-border operation, the military said Tuesday.
Ankara, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Mar, 2018 ) :The Turkish army and allied Syrian rebels have surrounded the city of Afrin in northern Syria controlled by Kurdish militia that is the key target of Ankara's cross-border operation, the military said Tuesday.
The Turkish forces, who had been looking to complete the encirclement in a two-pronged movement from the east and the west, had Afrin city surrounded on Monday, the army said in a statement quoted by state media, without giving further details.
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