Turkey begins offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria

Name: Turkey begins offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria
Uploaded: 2019-10-09T21:00:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 5 s
Description: Turkey launched airstrikes, fired artillery and began a ground offensive against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Wednesday after U.S. troops pulled back from the area, paving the way for an assault on forces that have long been allied with the United States.

Turkey launched airstrikes, fired artillery and began a ground offensive against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Wednesday after U.S. troops pulled back from the area, paving the way for an assault on forces that have long been allied with the United States.

Posted October 9, 2019 5:02pm EDT