One of the best experts on the region, the Turkish journalist Fehim Taştekin gave me for Slate.fr a long interview on the Kurdish issue while Ankara has been launching an operation on Afrin in Syria.
Three “olive branches” present to a girl from Afrin; another anti-Islamic anti-humane by militia supported by Turkey in Afrin.
A dead in Sochi summit, Syrian splendid welcome to Turkish military convoy, continuation of Erdogan’s iron fist
Turkish military convoy is still in the West of Aleppo and Idlib governorates and still waiting for Syrian government permission to enter south of Aleppo and Al Eis.
Islamic World News Analysis Group: With incisive warning of Syrian and Russian Armies to Turkish convoy, Turkish advance is stopped at least for tonight!
According to official report of Turkish Army in 28 January, 27 fighters participate in bombing different points in Afrin. According to this report until the end of 28 January, 597 “terrorists” are killed.
According to Turkish Army official declaration, during the first week of Operation Olive Branch 340 targets are destroyed in Afrin by Turkish Airforce.
Islamic World News Analysis Group reports: Behcet Ebdo, commander of YPG forces in Afrin, only an hour after Al Mayadeen TV announces that YPG and Syrian Army agree that Syrian troops enter Afrin, denies this news entirely.
Islamic World News Analysis Group reports: In the fourth day of Turkish and FSA operation in Afrin, today YPG Kurdish troops could effectively challenge Turkish front.
After Turkish Army fails to occupy Bulbul village in northern Afrin, with changing tactics, the forces move around and occupy Korny and Bali Kuy villages laying in eastern Bulbul.
In the last few days with accelerating the events in northwestern Syria, there is a high risk of engagement and changes the power balance.
