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FRANCE 24 SPECIAL: Syrian Kurds fear the worst as Turkey launches offensive

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Syrian Kurds call on civilians to defend the region after Turkish troops started crossing the Syrian border in an offensive that could lead to conflict with Kurdish-led allies of the US. "The United Nations needs to find a solution," says Mannan Sueleiman, from the solidarity group Hope for Afrin.

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