Turkish military operation in Afrin

Turkey's top security board has convened to discuss the recent developments in the region that pose a threat on the country's safety, as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed that Ankara will take all necessary measures to counter the YPG in the east of Syria. The meeting came after the United States decided to establish observation posts along the Syrian border.

Turkish and Russian defense ministers discussed latest situation in Syria's norhwestern Idlib and Tal Rifaat in a phone conversation on Nov. 24, according to Turkish official sources.

Turkey's Special Forces Command and units from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) launched a joint operation in the early hours of Nov. 18 against a crime group in the Syrian province of Afrin.

The PYD/YPG is the Syrian branch of the PKK terror group, the American Special Representative for Syria James Jeffrey said Nov. 15.

A total of 150,000 Syrians have returned to Syria’s northern city of Afrin and life is returning to normal in the town in the wake of Turkey's “Operation Olive Branch.” Click through for the exclusive story in photos by İdris Emen, Fevzi Kızılkoyun and Selahattin Sönmez...

The Turkish Armed Forces on Oct. 28 hit YPG targets on the Turkish-Syrian border, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Oct. 28. 

Germany's foreign minister on Sept. 21 praised Turkey's efforts for preventing a military escalation and a big humanitarian crisis in Syria's Idlib province.

Turkish National Intelligence Service (MIT) on Sept. 14 brought to Turkey nine YPG/PKK militants, who were behind the attack that killed  two Turkish soldiers during Operation Olive Branch in northern Syria, according to Hatay governor.

The United Nations has called on guarantor powers Russia, Iran, and Turkey to forestall a battle in Syria's Idlib province, saying a humanitarian corridor should be set up to allow civilians to leave the area.

Russia has "full political understanding" with Turkey over the issues surrounding Syria's Idlib, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.