{"id":29951,"date":"2018-01-20T15:56:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-20T20:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=29951"},"modified":"2018-01-20T15:56:58","modified_gmt":"2018-01-20T20:56:58","slug":"turkish-warplanes-begin-massive-bombing-of-us-backed-syrian-kurds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=29951","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Warplanes Begin “Massive Bombing” Of US-Backed Syrian Kurds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Turkish Warplanes Begin “Massive Bombing” Of US-Backed Syrian Kurds<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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In a sharp escalation of Turkey’s military campaign against the US-backed Syrian Kurdish YPG, on Saturday Turkish warplanes fired missiles and launched “massive bombing” of Kurdish targets in Syria’s Afrin, NTV television reported.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/span>Gissur Simonarson<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span>@GissiSim<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Airstrike after airstrike pounding Afrin right now. Massive shock and awe campaign underway.
\nBig question is if Turkey can follow up with a competent ground campaign.<\/p>\n
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\"\"<\/span>Mutlu Civiroglu<\/span><\/span><\/a>
\n\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span>@mutludc<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Moment where Turkish jets strike Aftin city center #<\/span>Afrin<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n