CNN: Turkish military enters Syrian city after days of airstrikes
Turkey launched a ground operation across the border into northern Syria on Sunday, in a move likely to raise tensions with the United States.
Turkish officials said the troops entered the Afrin region a day after Turkish jets pounded targets there in an attempt to drive US-allied Kurdish militia from the area.
"Operation Olive Branch is ongoing as planned and the ground operation has started," the Turkish armed forces said in a statement.
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WNU Editor: According to Turkish government sources, this is the objective .... Turkey will create 30 km-deep 'safe zone' in Syria's Afrin: HaberTurk citing PM (Reuters).
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