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Turkey’s Border Mission: Turkish-backed troops take centre of Afrin

Free Syrian Army soldiers backed by the Turkish military have cleared the town of Afrin of YPG terror group.The forces entered Afrin town centre earlier, on Sunday morning, fulfilling a major objective of operation Olive branch. TRT World correspondent Assed Baig was there as the events unfolded.

Read the original article published in TRT World on 21 January 2018

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