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Turkey’s Afrin assault weakens fight against Isis in eastern Syria
Kurds in the back of a truck flee from their village where Turkish forces and Syrian rebels battle against Kurdish fighters, in Afrin, Syria
TURKEY’S war on Syrian Kurds in the northern region of Afrin is forcing the YPG militia to abandon positions against the Isis death cult in the Syrian desert, as the Turks advance on the area’s main town.
Turkish troops seized the town of Jinderes in southern Afrin today, clearing an obstacle on the way to Afrin town itself.
The YPG, which has been supported by the United States, said this week that it is having to recall 1,700 fighters from the Isis front lines to defend against Turkey’s “Operation Olive Branch.”
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