Turkey’s Border Mission: Turkey set up aid distribution centers in Afrin
Roads to Afrin town are still blocked but aid is being allowed through. The Turkish government says it has set up 29 aid distribution centres inside Afrin, after the YPG terror group has been mostly pushed out. Our correspondent Assed Baig is there.
Turkey’s Border Mission: Forces clearing Afrin of mines
Two days after the YPG terror group was removed from Afrin, Some residents of the Syrian town want to return to their homes. However, all routes in are now closed, after eleven people were killed in an explosion. Read the original article published in TRT World on 20 March 2018
Refugee Crisis: EU deal keeps refugees from crossing to Europe
The European Commission has promised extra funding to compensate Turkey for accommodating more than 3 million Syrian refugees. But many of the refugees who had planned to use Turkey as a staging post, say life there is quite hospitable. Assed Baig traveled to Kayseri in central Anatolia, but he begins his report in the western […]
Turkey’s Border Mission: More villages cleared from YPG terror group
As Operation Olive Branch enters its third phase, villages in the Afrin region continue to be freed from YPG control. Assed Baig visited one village hours after it was cleared. Read the original article published in TRT World on 16 March 2018
Turkey-UAE Relations: Relations strained in Twitter row
Relations between the United Arab Emirates and Turkey have taken another nosedive. A top diplomat in the Gulf state has accused Turkey of not respecting the sovereignty of its Arab neighbours. And as Assed Baig reports, it’s added strain to an already tense relationship. Read the original article published in TRT World on 13 March […]