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| Pro-govt Syrian fighters begin entering Kurdish Afrin despite Turkish threats – Syrian TV | Pro-govt Syrian fighters begin entering Kurdish Afrin despite Turkish threats – Syrian TV |
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| A convoy of fighters waving Syrian flags has apparently entered the northern Kurdish-held region of Afrin, which Turkey is targeting in a cross-border operation, footage on Syrian state TV shows. | A convoy of fighters waving Syrian flags has apparently entered the northern Kurdish-held region of Afrin, which Turkey is targeting in a cross-border operation, footage on Syrian state TV shows. |
| The pro-government fighters were filmed entering the village of Nubul in some 20 pickup trucks. An RT source on the ground has confirmed the movement of troops to Afrin. | The pro-government fighters were filmed entering the village of Nubul in some 20 pickup trucks. An RT source on the ground has confirmed the movement of troops to Afrin. |
| A reporter at the scene for Syrian state agency SANA that the area where the fighters arrived has already been targeted by an attack from the Turkish side. | A reporter at the scene for Syrian state agency SANA that the area where the fighters arrived has already been targeted by an attack from the Turkish side. |
| Turkish media later reported that an artillery attack on the convoy forced it to retreat. | |
| The deployment comes after a reported deal between Damascus and Kurdish authorities, which sought the involvement of the central government amid a continued fight against Turkey and the militias supported by Ankara. | The deployment comes after a reported deal between Damascus and Kurdish authorities, which sought the involvement of the central government amid a continued fight against Turkey and the militias supported by Ankara. |
| READ MORE: Turkey will lay siege to Syria’s Afrin in coming days — Erdogan | |
| Turkish officials earlier warned that their forces would lay siege to the city of Afrin if pro-Damascus fighters show up there. | Turkish officials earlier warned that their forces would lay siege to the city of Afrin if pro-Damascus fighters show up there. |