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Syria regime sends fighters to face Turkey in Afrin region

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Damascus pitched pro-government forces into the fray Tuesday against Turkey in a Kurdish-held border region. The pro-regime fighters entered the northern Afrin region, escalating a month-long offensive by Ankara in another major twist for Syria's complex near-seven-year war. IMAGES

Added on the 20/02/2018 17:53:22 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

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