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Turkey starts assault on U.S. backed Kurds in Syria – Turkey’s defense minister said an offensive against Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria had “de facto” begun , as the Turkish military shelled the area. The bombardment began on Thursday night and continued through to Friday morning, according to The Guardian . Following months of threats from Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to launch an assault on the region, defense minister Nurettin Canikli told the Turkish broadcaster A Haber: “All […]
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