Turkish ground forces pushed into the Afrin province of northern Syria as part of “Operation Olive Branch” after launching artillery and air strikes on the Kurdish militia located near the Turkish border.
The Syrian-Kurdish YPG militia, which was classed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, said that it attempted to repel the Turkish forces and their allies.
A member of the upper house of the Russian parliament security committee, said that, in the next congregation at the United Nations, Russia will demand Turkey halt its military operation in Afrin as the nation backed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.