Search

Listen

News 88.9 KNPR
Classical 89.7 KCNV
Podcasts view all

member station

Subscribe to Afrin

Afrin

NPR
The Two-Way
Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army soldiers celebrate around a statue of Kawa, a mythology figure in Kurdish culture as they prepare to destroy it in city center of Afrin, northwestern Syria, early Sunday.

Turkish Forces Seize Syrian City Of Afrin

Mar 18, 2018
The Turkish military has taken control of Afrin, a city in northwestern Syria. An advocacy group says nearly 200,000 people have been displaced by the fighting.
NPR
The Two-Way
Fighters with the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army advance through a field southeast of Afrin on Tuesday. Ankara and its allies among the Syrian rebels said Tuesday they have surrounded the Kurdish-held Syrian border town.

Turkey, Allies Say They Have Laid Siege To Syrian Border City Held By Kurds

Mar 13, 2018
The Turkish military and aligned Syrian rebels have seized the city's "areas of critical importance" — a move that marks a new phase in Turkey's weekslong campaign against Kurdish fighters in Syria.
NPR
Parallels
Turkish army tanks head to Afrin, an enclave in northern Syria controlled by U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters, on Monday.

Why Are U.S. Allies Killing Each Other In Syria?

Jan 23, 2018
The U.S. partners with both Turkey and the Syrian Kurdish group that the Turkish are attacking.
PRXNPRAPMBBC INN