Turkish forces drive Kurds out of Afrin

By Dominic Evans and Lisa Barrington
Updated March 19 2018 - 3:33am, first published 3:29am
Turkish forces have captured the city of Afrin from Kurdish YPG fighters in northern Syria.
Turkish forces have captured the city of Afrin from Kurdish YPG fighters in northern Syria.

Turkish forces and their Syrian rebel allies have swept into the northwestern Syrian town of Afrin, raising their flags in the town centre and declaring full control after an eight-week campaign to drive out Kurdish YPG forces.

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