Afrin has been semi-autonomous since Syrian troops pulled out in 2012 Afrin and its environs are beautiful, a rich prize worth fighting for. The region is known as Kurd-Dagh - the Mountain of the ...

Six days ago, the Turkish military and allied Syrian rebel factions launched an air and ground offensive on the Kurdish-controlled border region of Afrin. The Turkish government said the aim was ...

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It has been twenty-seven days since Turkey started military operations in Afrin. The situation is worsening day by day, many lives have been lost and many more injured.