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2018-03-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
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Turks seize Afrin stronghold, kill scores of Syrian troops
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Turkey-led forces seize major Kurdish stronghold in west Afrin, prepare to storm another
[ALMASDARNEWS] On Saturday morning, the Ottoman Turkish Army and Syrian proxy militias under its command kicked-off their assault to capture the stronghold town of Raju in Syria’s Afrin region from Kurdish forces.
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-led forces ‐ already stationed at the gates of Raju for several days now ‐ quickly breached the town’s defenses and seized it within an hour.
It has become apparent that Kurdish paramilitary fighters did not even attempt to mount a defense of Raju, effectively abandoning it to the Ottoman Turkish Army and its allies.
Now reports are emerging that pro-Ankara forces are preparing to storm another Kurdish stronghold south of Raju ‐ the town of Jandaris.
Here Ottoman Turkish forces have begun to outflank the town from the southern direction, so far capturing the nearby settlements of Ramadiye and Hamilek.
Overall it has become apparent that Ankara will continue its Olive Branch operation further into the depth of Syria’s Afrin region (particularly from the western direction) to further isolate Kurdish forces from the Ottoman Turkish border.
Scores of Syrian troops killed by Turkish airstrikes on ex-Russian base in Afrin
[ALMASDARNEWS] Over a dozen Syrian government troops of the National Defence Forces (Syrian national militia) have been killed after a series of Arclight airstrike s by Ottoman Turkish warplanes on their positions in the country’s Afrin region.
The Syrian forces unit which came under attack was stationed at an ex-Russian military camp (originally serving as a deescalation point) in the town of Kafr Jannah, only very recently having been assigned to the site. Ottoman Turkish airpower deliberately targeted the base.
Reports state that at least fifteen Syrian troops were killed in the airstrikes; some pro-Ottoman Turkish sources claim that the corpse count for government forces is as high as 30.
At the present time it is unclear whether or not the Ottoman Turkish military was aware of the presence of Syrian government troops at the base in Kafr Jannah. 
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Posted by Fred 2018-03-04 00:00||
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