22 February 2018 - 21:34

Turkey sends police special forces to Afrin

<p style="text-align: left;">Turkey has sent hundreds of special operations teams and volunteer village guards into Syria&rsquo;s northern Kurdish town of Afrin.

Turkey launched “Operation Olive Branch” against Syrian Kurdish forces of People’s Protection Units (YPG) on January 20.

In the southern Turkish province of Hatay, on the border with Syria, Deputy Governor Orhan Mardinli attended the ceremony held to send two teams of 22 special operations police officers into Afrin on Feb. 22, Hurriyet daily news reported.

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