Turkey is making the final preparations for an attack on the Kurdish-controlled Syrian province of Afrin, but there are still Russian troops on the ground, pro-government newspaper Habertürk said. However, the newspaper said, diplomacy with Moscow is still ongoing, and whilst 61 Russian soldiers have retreated to their base, there are still 102 in the field. Seven entry points have been identified into the town, Habertürk said, and Turkey’s border walls had been removed at twelve points to allow the operation to proceed without obstacle. Negotiations were also taking place with two other rebel groups near Idlib to convince them to join the effort, it said. Source: ahvalnews.com(Visited 17 times, 17 visits today)Commentscomments

Source: GNN Liberia January 18, 2018 09:00 UTC