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March 20, 2018

Erdogan Vows to Continue Military Offensive Against Kurdish Areas in Northern Syria
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In Syria, residents are continuing to flee the northwestern city of
Afrin, amid reports of widespread looting by Turkish and Turkish-backed
troops who seized control of the Syrian Kurdish city on Sunday. Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has now vowed to continue the Turkish
military offensive against other Kurdish-controlled areas in
northwestern Syria.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: "After controlling the city center of
Afrin yesterday, we completed the most important phase of Operation
Olive Branch. Now we will continue this process with Manbij, Ayn al-Arab
and Ras al-Ayn and Qamishli, until we remove all of this corridor."



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