The Turkish land operation against the Afrin Kurds in northern Syria has begun ”. This was stated by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a televised speech in the city of Kutahya, without giving further indications. "Operation Afrin has in fact already started on the ground", he stressed, indicating that "this will be followed by Manbij", another city in eastern Syria controlled by the Kurds. For days, Ankara has been deploying troops and tanks at the border, waiting to attack the area under the control of the Kurds Pyd-Ypg. On Friday the Russian contingent present in the enclave had begun to withdraw, thus signaling a substantial green light from Moscow for operations.
