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Erdogan Vows to Continue Military Offensive Against Kurdish Areas in Northern Syria

HeadlineMar 20, 2018

In Syria, residents are continuing to flee the northwestern city of Afrin, amid reports of widespread looting by Turkish and Turkish-backed troops who seized control of the Syrian Kurdish city on Sunday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has now vowed to continue the Turkish military offensive against other Kurdish-controlled areas in northwestern Syria.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: “After controlling the city center of Afrin yesterday, we completed the most important phase of Operation Olive Branch. Now we will continue this process with Manbij, Ayn al-Arab and Ras al-Ayn and Qamishli, until we remove all of this corridor.”

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