Syrian government fighters enter Kurdish enclave amid Turkish threats

Pro-government Syrian fighters have entered the northern Kurdish enclave of Afrin, where Turkish troops have been on the offensive for a month.

Syrian government fighters enter Kurdish enclave amid Turkish threats

Pro-government Syrian fighters have entered the northern Kurdish enclave of Afrin, where Turkish troops have been on the offensive for a month.

Syrian state TV showed about 20 vehicles with heavy machine guns mounted on them entering Afrin from the nearby village of Nubul.

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