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Turkey-led forces advance on one of Afrin’s largest towns following latest gains against Kurdish fighters
[ALMASDARNEWS] Following a new day of gains, the ... the more palatable version of the Syrian insurgency, heavily influenced by the Moslem Brüderbund... militias are now advancing on one of the largest towns in Syria’s Afrin region. It is unclear weather or not Kurdish forces will attempt to defend the stronghold. On Sunday morning, ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... -led forces resumed their assault across Afrin from multiple directions. In the region’s northeast, Free Syrian Army rebels ‐ backed up by In the south Afrin, pro-Ankara forces captured the village of Haj Iskandar after hours of festivities with Kurdish rear-guard units. The taking of Haj Iskandar has now put Turkey-led forces within three kilometers of the town of Jandairis ‐ one of the largest population centers in the Afrin region and, presumably, a stronghold for Kurdish paras. In any case, it remains to be seen whether or not Kurdish forces make a determined fight to hold Jandairis when the inevitable attack by the Posted by: Fred 2018-02-12 |
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