BREAKING: Turkish state media say two Syrian villages across border are 'cleared of terror,' referring to Syrian Kurdish fighters.
BEIRUT — The Latest developments on the Turkish offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria :Turkey’s state-run news agency says Turkey-allied Syrian opposition fighters have “cleared of terror” two villages across the border in Syria — meaning there are no more Syrian Kurdish fighters in those villages.
Meanwhile, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Turkish commandos entered the village of Beir Asheq, near the town of Tal Abyad on Thursday morning. He says: “We are very concerned about the impacts of the measures on the humanitarian situation in Syria. Hostilities in the region may provoke further displacements.”
A ministry statement early on Thursday did not provide further detail on the offensive but shared a brief video of commandos in action.
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