Syria’s Afrin Seized By HTS Terrorists as Infighting Among Rival Militants Intensifies

The Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorists seized control over the predominately Kurdish city of Afrin in Aleppo province, as a result of fierce fighting between rival foreign-sponsored Takfiri militant groups in the restive northwest of Syria.

Terrorist groups excavate antiquities in Afrin city, smuggle them to Turkey – SANA

Russian Defense Ministry revealed that the terrorist groups affiliated with the Turkish regime are excavating antiques in the Turkish occupied  Afrin, preparing to load them to Turkey and sell them in the black market later.

Turkish occupation mercenaries excavate antiquities in Afrin region to smuggle them to Turkey – Syrian Arab News Agency

SANA- Turkish occupation mercenaries continued their organized criminal practices against the Syrian heritage, as they started new excavations for antiquities under direct Turkish intelligence supervision in the occupied Afrin area in Aleppo northern countryside, as part of the plots of the Turkish occupier to empty the area of its cultural identity after displacing its original inhabitants.

Turkish Army Jailing, Torturing Hundreds of Civilians in Syria's Afrin

The Turkish Army has arrested a sum of 3,000 civilians in Afrin ever since it occupied the city in Northwestern Aleppo and transferred them to different locations, a Kurdish media outlet reported on Saturday.

Moscow and its allies, Iran and Turkey, will resist any attempts to “divide” Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday Western countries are making statements on the support for Syria’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity as a cover for their plans to reformat the Middle East and ruin the Arab Republic.

Erdogan Claims to 'Know Better to Which Side Afrin Should Be Transferred'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday criticized the proposal of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who suggested that Ankara might yield the control of the Syrian city of Afrin to Damascus.

Showing its brightest side: Olive Branch and Euphrates Shield Impossible Without Russia

An aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that Turkish the military "operations" Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch would have been impossible without Russian cooperation.

"Offensive" turque en Syrie: la situation à Afrine est "inacceptable", dénonce Merkel

La chancelière allemande Angela Merkel a jugé mercredi "inacceptable" que des milliers de civils souffrent des combats à Afrine, enclave kurde en Syrie dont la Turquie a pris le contrôle après une offensive controversée.

Turkish Army Extends Clashes with Kurds to Hasaka

The Turkish army engaged in clashes with Kurdish forces in Hasaka despite the international warnings about the bad humanitarian conditions in the town of Afrin.

Turkey blasts US statement on Afrin "operation"/invasion/looting

Turkey has slammed comments from senior U.S. officials that its military operation into Afrin helped the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to rebuild in parts of Syria, accusing its NATO ally of “not fully understanding” the objectives of the operation.

US-backed forces vow halt Turkish "dominance" over northern Syria

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released on a statement on Sunday that condemned Turkey’s actions in the Afrin region, while also vowing to stop Ankara’s attempted expansion into northern Syria.

Syria Slams Ankara's Capture of Afrin, Wants Immediate Turkish Withdrawal

Syria’s government condemned the capture of Afrin by the Turkish military, calling on Ankara to “immediately” pull out troops from the Northwestern Syrian city.

Nine dead in Turkish air strike on hospital in Syria’s Afrin

A Turkish bombing raid struck the main hospital in the Kurdish-controlled Syrian town of Afrin on Friday killing nine people, a monitor said, as Ankara pressed its nearly two-month assault.

Turkey Slams Europe Over Calls to End Syria "Offensive"/invasion

Turkey has reacted furiously to the European Parliament’s motion calling for an end to Ankara's military offensive in Syria's Afrin enclave against a Kurdish militia.

Turkey will not hand over Afrin to Syrian government after seizing it

Following an official statement by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesperson saying that Ankara is willing to cooperate with Washington in Syria to create a shared security zone around the city of Manbij (currently held by US-backed forces), additional commentary was made regarding Turkey’s intentions for Afrin.

Turkey expects US to stop shifting terrorists to Afrin

Turkey expects the U.S. to stop "shifting" YPG/PKK terrorists from Manbij to Afrin in Syria, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Wednesday.

Pentágono: La operación de EE.UU. contra el EI podría demorarse por la "difícil situación" en Siria

La operación de EE.UU. en Siria contra el Estado Islámico podría demorarse, declaró a RIA Novosti el portavoz del Pentágono, Adrian Rankine-Galloway.

Turkish air strikes kill 36 pro-regime fighters in Syria’s Afrin

Turkish air strikes killed at least 36 pro-regime fighters backing Kurdish militia in Syria’s northwestern Kurdish enclave of Afrin on Saturday, a monitoring group said.

Turkey destroys 924 terror targets during Afrin "operation"/invasion

A total of 924 PKK/KCK/PYD-YPG, Daesh terrorist targets have been destroyed in airstrikes since the launch of Operation Olive Branch in Syria's northwestern Afrin region, the Turkish General Staff said in a statement on Saturday.

Afrin "operation" to continue till last terrorist wiped out, would not be limited to Afrin.

Turkey's Operation Olive Branch in Afrin, northwestern Syria, will continue until terror groups in the region are completely wiped out, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Friday.