Turkey to encircle Syria's Afrin to oust Kurdish militia
Turkish forces will encircle the Syrian town of Afrin "in the coming days" to drive out the Kurdish YPG militia, President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan said. Earlier, Turkey warned Syrian government forces against providing assistance to the Kurds. Turkey had launched Operation Olive Branch last month against the Kurdish YPG militia group, which it considers a terrorist organisation.