ISTANBUL — Turkish land forces have advanced into Syria trying to push a Kurdish militia out of the Afrin area.
Over 40 targets were hit by Turkish jets and artillery, and there are reports of civilian casualities.
Quoting YPG forces, a stringer for the VOA Kurdish Service in Afrin reported that three Turkish military tanks were destroyed in the nearby towns of Bilbil and Shara.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says the objective of Operation Olive Branch was to establish a 30-kilometer security cordon inside the Afrin area to protect Turkish towns from attacks.
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