▁all ▁the ▁elements ▁in ▁the ▁Afr in ▁C anton ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁contact ▁or ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁Turkish ▁invasion ▁state ." ▁Following ▁these ▁events ▁the ▁" W r ath ▁of ▁Ol ives " ▁operation ▁room ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁early ▁summer , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁However ▁the ▁Y PG ▁has ▁denied ▁affili ation ▁with ▁the ▁group . ▁▁ ▁By ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁an ▁ins ur gency ▁had ▁broken ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁Afr in ▁District , ▁as ▁the ▁Y PG ▁along ▁with ▁al lied ▁milit ants , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁armed ▁ins urg ent ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁" A fr in ▁Fal cons ", ▁has ▁been ▁carrying ▁out ▁bomb ings , ▁amb ush es ▁and ▁assass in ations ▁against ▁the ▁Turkish ▁army , ▁al lied ▁opposition ▁forces , ▁and ▁civ ili ans ▁sympath etic ▁or ▁affili ated ▁with ▁them . ▁ ▁Other ▁areas ▁with ▁pro - S DF ▁guer illa ▁activity ▁include ▁Az az ▁and ▁al - B ab . ▁Cl ash es ▁regularly ▁occur ▁between ▁Sy rian ▁opposition ▁fa ctions ▁al lied ▁with ▁Turkey ▁and ▁pro - S DF ▁and ▁at ▁times ▁Sy rian ▁government al ▁forces ▁in ▁nearby ▁areas ▁with ▁pro - S DF ▁ins urg ents ▁at ▁times ▁operating ▁from ▁these ▁locations . ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁By ▁mid - 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁ins ur gency ▁was ▁mostly ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁rural ▁areas ▁and ▁Afr in ▁city ' s ▁out sk ir ts , ▁where ▁the