The European Parliament condemns new human rights violations and the further erosion of the rule of law in Turkey. It rejects, among other things, the arrests of Turkish scientists, journalists, activists, doctors and citizens who have criticized the Turkish military operation in the northern Syrian Afrin region.
Turkey on Tuesday defended the military operation of the Turkish army in the northern Syrian Afrin region at NATO. The Netherlands, among others, question the Turkish invasion. The Dutch House of Representatives had asked Minster Halbe Zijlstra of Foreign Affairs to press for an explanation.
Turkish forces have established a military observation post on Monday, south-west of Aleppo, near al-Eis. The army of the Erdogan government has penetrated deeper into Syria after an agreement with Russia and Iran on reducing the violence in the region. However, there is nothing to notice about de-escalation.
Five Turkish soldiers were killed by an attack by the Kurdish YPG militia. The Turkish army reported Saturday that the soldiers were killed in the Syrian Afrin region.
Due to ongoing rocket attacks from Syria, a Turkish resident lost his life on Friday. The projectiles arrived Friday in districts Reyhanli and Kilis along the border with Syria.
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The Turkish president Erdogan wants to extend his military operation along the Turkish-Syrian border if necessary to the east, all the way to the border with Iraq. He said on Friday that he wants to free the entire border from insurgents.
During the operation of Turkey in the Syrian Afrin region, three Turkish soldiers and eleven fighters from the Free Syrian Army (supported by Turkey) were killed. About 130 people were injured, the Turkish Ministry of Health announced.
The Kurdish authorities in the Afrin region have appealed to the Syrian regime. This should 'protect the borders with Turkey against attacks by the Turkish occupying forces,' the regional board said.
Turkey has warned the United States about the support they give to Kurdish YPG militias. 'If they want to prevent a possible clash with Turkey, they should stop supporting terrorists,' said Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag on Thursday.
US President Donald Trump voiced his concern in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Turkey's military operation in the Syrian Afrin region. There the Turkish army started an offensive against US-backed Syrian Kurds from the YPG.
Because of a rocket shot from Syria, at least ten wounded have fallen in the Turkish town of Kilis. According to the Turkish news agency Dogan, the projectile was launched in the Afrin region where an operation of the Turkish army is in progress against Syrian Kurds.
Turkey's military offensive against the US-backed YPG militias in Syria has driven an estimated 5,000 people in the Afrin district since Monday. However, some of the most vulnerable people could not flee, according to a UN report, with reference to local sources.
At least two people were killed by a rocket attack on a Turkish camp in the border with Syria. The victims are probably fighters of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) supported by Turkey, news agency Dogan reports. Twelve people were also injured.
The Turkish authorities have arrested 24 people for spreading pro-Kurdish propaganda on social media. The authorities arrested the suspects during national operations, news agency Anadolu.
Turkish President Erdogan hopes for a brief offensive against Kurdish militias in northern Syria. 'We will, if god willing, complete this operation very quickly,' said the Turkish leader, who predicted that the YPG will flee.
Some 25,000 fighters from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) support the Turkish offensive in northern Syria. The insurgents want to recapture places that fell into the hands of the Kurdish YPG militia some two years ago, says a senior FSA official.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Turkish troops and allied rebels have conquered a village in northwestern Syria after fighting with Kurdish militias.
France wants an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council on the situation in Syria. ' Ghouta, Idlib, Afrin- France asks for an emergency meeting of the Security Council ', writes French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Twitter.
The Turkish army has entered the northern Syrian province of Afrin. That says Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, reports the Habertürk channel.
From Syria four rockets were fired at the Turkish border town of Kilis. According to the Turkish state press agency Anadolu, a number of houses have been damaged as a result.
The Turkish army claims that it has hit 108 targets of Kurdish militants in a military operation. The army reported this a few hours after the announcement of the beginning of the Olijftak campaign. It is aimed at Syrian-Kurdish militias in the Afrin region in northern Syria.
Russia is going to plead in the United Nations for stopping the Turkish military operation in Syria. That said Franz Klintsevich, a prominent member of the Russian Parliamentary Committee on Security.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the ground offensive against Syrian-Kurdish militias has begun in Syria. It is not known whether Turkish troops crossed the border. The president said nothing about Turkish state media.
On Saturday, Turkish forces also attacked Kurdish positions in the Syrian Afrin region. The army said they had destroyed shelters of Kurdish militias.
The Turkish forces have attacked Kurdish-Syrian militias in Syria. The target is Afrin and surroundings that are in the hands of Syrian-Kurdish militias who call themselves Public Protection Units (YPG).
The US Department of Defense has stated on Wednesday that it will not create a new army or a border troops in Syria. Earlier in the day, Turkey had fiercely responded to US plans to train fighters including Syrian Kurds for security in the country.
Turkey is about to embark on a risky military adventure in Syria. The planned offensive against the Kurdish enclave Afrin itself is going to be a big blow, but it will also put the tensions elsewhere in the country on sharp.
Kurdish militias in northwestern Syria will be destroyed by Turkish military intervention in the area. With this, Turkish president Erdogan threatened Saturday.
Kurdish warriors came into conflict on Monday with Turkish troops firing grenades on Kurdish cities in northwest Syria, Kurdish officials reported.
