February 11, The Iran Project - According to the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, so far over 68 civilians, including 21 children, have been killed in Turkish shelling in northwestern Syrian city of Afrin. Turkey launched the alleged "Operation Olive Branch" in Syria's Afrin on January 20 in a bid to eliminate the Kurdish People's ...

Alwaght- Turkish offensive on the city of Afrin in northwest Syria in late January should be regarded as symbolizing Ankaras foreign policy in dealing with various regional cases. Turkish military forces, along with allied Syrian militant groups, have managed to seize the predominantly Kurdish Syrian canton after a 58-day aggression, which is ...

Press TV- Turkeys defense minister says Syrias northern city of Afrin would be handed over to a central government in Syria when a new administration has been formed following elections. Speaking to reporters in parliament on Tuesday, Nurettin Canikli said Turkey would continue to take measures in Afrin until all terror threats in the region are ...

Press TV- The Turkish military says ithasestablished full control over Syrias Afrin town after more than two months of battles with the US-backed militants controlling Syrias northern border regions. All villages have been cleared from terrorists. Afrin is under full control [of Turkish Armed Forces], the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces ...

RT- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on Monday for greater access to the civilian population of Afrin. The ICRC said that the Turkish Red Crescent lacked credibility among the Syrian Kurds after Turkeys military operation, according to Reuters. ICRC President Peter Maurer, speaking on return from a two-week trip to Syria,...

MNA Units of Turkey -backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) group have seized control over the Kurdish-held northern Syrian city of Afrin, Syria. Turkish military and its backed FSA have taken control of Afrin town center, as part of Turkey's Operation Olive Branch to clear PKK-linked People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, Turkish President ...

FNA- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey-backed troops had surrounded Afrin city center in Northwestern Syria and were ready to enter at any moment. "We are about to enter Afrin, and we may announce the good news at any time," Erdogan said at his Justice and Development (AK) Party's 6th Annual Congress in Southeastern province ...

Reuters - President Tayyip Erdogans remarks about Turkeys military and its rebel allies capturing northern Syrias Afrin town refer to the completion of the towns encirclement by Wednesday evening, not its fall, a source in Erdogans office said. In speech, Erdogan had said he hoped Turkish forces would completely capture the town of Afrin by Wednesday ...

Press TV - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his countrys troops will enter Syrias northern city of Afrin at any moment, less than two months after Ankara launched a full-scale cross-border offensive into the Arab country in a declared bidto eliminate the US-backed Kurdish People's Protection Units(YPG) militants. Now our objective ...

SANA- Forces of the Turkish regime and its mercenaries of the terrorist groups on Friday night targeted Afrin area with all types of weapons, leaving 20 civilians martyred or injured in a new violation of the Security Councils resolution no. 2401. Civil sources told SANA that forces of the Turkish regime and the terrorist organizations targeted ...

Press TV - The Turkish army has attacked pro-Syrian government forces that had earlierarrived in the Kurdish-held Afrin region in northwestern Syria to defend the Syrian Kurds against Turkeys offensive. "Turkish regime forces targeted the locations of popular forces with artillery fire as they arrived to the Afrin region," Syrias state news ...

Press TV- The US-backed People's Protection Units (YPG) have denied reaching an agreement with Damascus over Syrian troops being deployed to Afrin to fend off a Turkish offensive. "There is no agreement. There is only a call from us for the Syrian army to come in and protect the borders," YPG spokesman Nouri Mahmoud was quoted by Reuters as saying ...

Sputnik - Iran has no military bases or military presence in Syria, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday. "No, we do not have them [in Syria]," Zarif told reporters when asked the relevant question. According to the top official, Israel violated Syria's airspace and such "aggression" should be stopped. "What happened in ...

SANA- The Turkish regime escalated its aggression on Afrin area in northern Aleppo countryside, killing and injuring more civilians, including children and women. The continued shelling of the area for the 24th day in a row caused further destruction of civilians houses, infrastructure and public utilities. Local sources told SANA Monday that ...

Iranian Diplomacy | Kaveh L. Afrasiabi: More than two weeks since the start of Turkey's Operation Olive Branch in northern Syria, lingering questions regarding Ankara's ultimate aim remain. Denounced by Damascus, in a formal complaint to the UN, as a breach of Syrian sovereignty, Turkey's on-going military intervention has raised the specter of an ...

Press TV - Turkey has bombed US-backed Kurdish fightersin Afrin with impunity, just after Washington cited an alleged attackon the militants to target pro-government forces in Syria. The Turkish army said in a statement on Fridaythat the overnight strikesdestroyed 19 targets, including ammunition depots, shelters and gun positions, state-run ...

IFP- Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Mevlt avu?o?lu discussed issues of mutual interest in a Wednesday meeting in Tehran. During this meeting, the two sides exchanged views on various ways of strengthening bilateral relations, especially in the economic and cultural sectors. Zarif and avu?o?lu also discussed ...

Sputnik - Any military actions in Syria should be agreed with the countrys government, Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei told Sputnik in an interview. "As regards Afrin, the Islamic Republic ofIran, inaccordance withthe UN Charter and international law, advocates forthe preservation ofthe territorial integrity ofSyria and believes ...

Anadolu Agency- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran for an official visit on Wednesday, according to a diplomatic source. Cavusoglu will be received by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as part of his official visit, the source, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on talking to the media, said. The ...

SANA Thousands of citizens took to the streets of Afrin to denounce the Turkish aggression on their city. The aggression of the Turkish regime on the Afrin area entered its nineteenth day, with hundreds of civilians having been killed or injured as a result of targeting homes, infrastructure, and public facilities. The protesters said that Afrin ...