A convoy of fighters waving Syrian flags has apparently entered the northern Kurdish-held region of Afrin, which Turkey is targeting in a cross-border operation, footage on Syrian state TV shows.
The pro-government fighters were filmed entering the village of Nubul in some 20 pickup trucks. An RT source on the ground has confirmed the movement of troops to Afrin.
The deployment comes after a reported deal between Damascus and Kurdish authorities, which sought the involvement of the central government amid a continued fight against Turkey and the militias supported by Ankara.
Turkish officials earlier warned that their forces would lay siege to the city of Afrin if pro-Damascus fighters show up there.
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20/2/18
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The pro-government fighters were filmed entering the village of Nubul in some 20 pickup trucks. An RT source on the ground has confirmed the movement of troops to Afrin.
The deployment comes after a reported deal between Damascus and Kurdish authorities, which sought the involvement of the central government amid a continued fight against Turkey and the militias supported by Ankara.
Turkish officials earlier warned that their forces would lay siege to the city of Afrin if pro-Damascus fighters show up there.
RT
20/2/18
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Weitere Volkswehreinheiten sind bei Afrin angekommen, wo die türkische Armee eine Militäroperation gegen die kurdischen Kräfte durchführt, meldet die syrische Agentur SANA am Mittwoch.
ReplyDeleteEin offizieller Vertreter der kurdischen Kräfte YPG in Afrin meldete, dass ein Konvoi der syrischen regierungstreuen Kräfte trotz des türkischen Artilleriebeschusses erfolgreich bis Afrin gekommen sei. Zuvor hatte der Präsident der Türkei, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, am Dienstag gesagt, die syrische Volkswehr von Afrin sei zurückgezogen, nachdem sie unter Feuer der türkischen Artillerie geraten war.
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