January 20, 2018 – Fort Russ News – Paul Antonopoulos ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has officially announced the launch of the operation to clear the Kurdistan People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia from their Afrin enclave in northern Syria. Ankara considers the YPG to be the Syrian branch of the Turkey-based Kurdistan … Continue reading BREAKING: Erdogan officially announces operation to clear Kurdish militia from Afrin in northern Syria