The PYD’s Forced Migration Policy in Syria
authorities firstly helped the establishment of an operational group named Euphrates Volcano by uniting the PYD’s armed wing People’s Protection Units (YPG) with several minor armed groups.
Who will land on both feet after the Afrin Operation?
iming to eliminate terrorist elements of PKK/YPG, The Operation Olive Branch (OOB) launched by Turkey on January 20 revealed how local, regional and international actors in the Syrian crisis are intertwined.
Afrin residents were forced to dig ditches
ome local security sources spoke to Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity that the YPG/PKK terrorists force civilians to dig two-meter deep, two-meter wide and kilometers-long ditches in order to block the entrance of Turkish military forces into Afrin.
Turkish FM postpones US trip in wake of Tillerson exit
have been trying to iron out a number of issues, principally concerning the terrorist YPG/PKK in Syria, a group the U.
What does Qatari support for Turkey’s Afrin Operation mean?
As it was also the case with the previous operation, Brett McGurk, the most prominent US official responsible in Syria and a fervent supporter of the PKK/YPG, met with representatives from the UAE and Saudi Arabia during his visit to Abu Dhabi.
3,444 terrorists ‘neutralized’ in Afrin operation
20, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to clear YPG/PKK-Daesh terrorists from Afrin, northwestern Syria.
Erdogan ‘hopes’ Afrin is liberated ‘by this evening’
20, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to clear YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorists from the region of Afrin, near Turkey’s southern border.
Over 3,000 terrorists ‘neutralized’ in Afrin operation
20, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to clear YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorists from Afrin, northwestern Syria.
Notes from the Border: What Operation Olive Branch means for the Border Towns of Turkey
Even though the operation was able to provide some security to the border towns, this time there were instances of harassing fire coming from YPG-occupied regions such as Afrin.
‘No civilians killed or hurt in Operation Olive Branch’
Addressing reports of Syrian regime forces or regime-backed forces seeking to intervene, Bozdag added that if the Bashar Al-Assad regime enters Afrin posing as the YPG/PYD/PKK they will be targeted, and if militias enter, they will be targeted too.
Erdogan: Turkey to lay siege to Afrin city center soon
20, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to clear YPG/PKK-Daesh terrorists from Afrin.
Turkey, US reach ‘understanding’ to normalize ties
support for the YPG.
Turkey, Germany vow to improve strained ties
The PYD/YPG is a terrorist organization.
Turkish security forces seize landmines in Afrin
During Operation Olive Branch, many shelters, hideouts and concrete sites, abandoned by the PKK/YPG and Daesh terrorists, have also been seized.
Turkey-US relations close to breaking, warns FM
Cavusoglu warned that, strained due to American support for the YPG in Syria, Turkish relations with the U.
Over 1,350 terrorists neutralized in Afrin operation
n Monday 12 February, the Turkish Armed Forces announced that a total of 1,369 PKK/KCK/PYD-YPG and Daesh terrorists have been “neutralized” since the launch of Operation Olive Branch in Syria’s Afrin region.
A Divided Europe and Turkey
Operation Olive Branch and Europe
Operation Olive Branch kicked off by Turkey against the PKK/YPG deployed in Afrin has been an important test for the European countries wishing to establish rational relations with Ankara.
Where does Iran and Russia stand in Afrin?
he military operation Turkey launched in Afrin, Operation Olive Branch, officially kicked off on 20 January with air raids conducted by Turkish jets against the terror group, the PKK, and its Syrian offshoot, the People’s Protection Units (YPG).
Erdogan rejects opposition call to work with Assad
The PYD/YPG has forced thousands of Arabs, Kurds and Turkmens from their villages, leading to a mass migration flow into Turkey.
Reign of Terror in Northern Syria: Displacement Routine by the PYD
-backed YPG forces with interesting twists, now major cities and districts such as Raqqa, Manbij, Haseke, Kobani, Qamisli, Afrin, Tel Abyad, Tel Rifaat, are all fully or partially under the control of the PYD.
