Turkish military operation in Afrin (2018): Every Day

In January 2018, the Turkish military launched a military operation, code-named by Turkey as Operation Olive Branch, in the SDF-controlled Afrin District and the Tell Rifaat Subdistrict. The offensive is against the Kurdish-led Democratic Union Party in Syria (PYD), its armed wing People’s Protection Units (YPG), and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions surrounding the Syrian city of 18 March, the Turkish-backed forces were reported to have taken full control of the centre of the city. In this