Beirut, Jan 20 (AFP) Turkish attacks in the Afrin regionof northern Syria killed ten people, mostly civilians, aspokesman for the Kurdish militia which controls the areasaid.
"Seven civilians were killed, including a child, as wellas two female fighters and one male fighter," said BiruskHasakeh, spokesman for the Kurdish People's Protection Units(YPG) in Afrin, adding that the child was an eight-year-oldboy.
The YPG's political branch, the Democratic Union Party(PYD), said earlier yesterday that 25 civilians had beenwounded in the Turkish bombing.
Ankara also said were casualties but were all Kurdishmilitants.
Afrin, a hilly region that falls in Syria's northernAleppo province, is home to more than a million peopleincluding displaced families.
Turkey and allied Syrian rebels yesterday began an airand ground operation, dubbed operation "Olive Branch", aimedat ousting the YPG from the Kurdish-majority pocket.
The launch came despite warnings that the operation couldbe militarily tough against an already battle-hardened foe andcomplicate relations with both Washington and Moscow.
Turkey vehemently opposes the YPG because of its links tothe Kurdistan Workers' Party, which has waged an insurgencyinside Turkey for three decades. (AFP)AJR.
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