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On January 20, 2018, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, supported by Syrian rebel troops, launched the operation called “Olive Branch” with the aim of driving Kurdish forces out of the Afrin region which they have controlled since 2012 .
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Ankara fears that the Kurds, whom it has always considered terrorists, but who have been rehabilitated by the international community for having largely contributed to defeating Daesh, will realize their dream of creating a true Kurdish autonomous zone on the border with Turkey.
Air strikes, heavy artillery, mortar fire... The Turks and their allies shelled relentlessly, and despite strong resistance from the Kurds, the city of Afrin fell on March 18, abandoned by its population.
00:00 Syria the siege of Afrin
05:00 Testimonies from desperate civilians
15:00 Arrival of the Syrian Democratic Forces
20:00 Psychological warfare against civilians
25:00 Foreign fighters ordered to leave Afrin
28:00 Americans return to Afrin
32:00 Evacuation during periods of turbulence
35:00 Fall of Afrin
On the Turkish front, with the International brigades
Directed by Yuri Maldavksy and Laetitia Niro
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