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March 15, 2018

Syria: Turkish Military Surrounds Kurdish-Held City of Afrin
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Meanwhile, Turkey's military has encircled the northern Syrian city of
Afrin, where the United Nations is warning of a growing humanitarian
disaster. Residents of Afrin have had no access to clean drinking water
for a week, after Turkish troops and their allies cut water supplies to
the area. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to crush the
Kurdish YPG militia, known as the People's Protection Units, who control
Afrin. Turkey's offensive has sparked protests by Kurds around the
world. On Tuesday, police in Paris used tear gas to drive back hundreds
of Kurdish protesters and their allies as they demonstrated outside the
U.S. Embassy, where they accused the Trump administration of failing to
prevent Turkish atrocities in Syria.


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