{"id":31292,"date":"2018-02-20T10:27:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T15:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=31292"},"modified":"2018-02-20T10:27:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T15:27:39","slug":"syrian-fighters-enter-afrin-turkey-retaliates-with-immediate-bombing-sending-turkish-lira-stocks-tumbling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=31292","title":{"rendered":"Syrian Fighters Enter Afrin; Turkey Retaliates With Immediate Bombing Sending Turkish Lira, Stocks Tumbling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-02-20\/syrian-fighters-enter-afrin-turkey-retaliates-immediate-bombing-sending-turkish\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Syrian Fighters Enter Afrin; Turkey Retaliates With Immediate Bombing Sending Turkish Lira, Stocks Tumbling<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\">As we reported yesterday, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-02-19\/kurdish-fighters-strike-deal-syrian-army-drive-turks-out\">a surprising <\/a>twist in the ongoing Syrian proxy war, YPG Kurdish fighters in north-western Syria &#8211; who are backed by the US &#8211; had struck a deal with the Russia-backed Assad regime for Syrian forces to enter the Afrin region and repel a Turkish offensive which began last month.<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/zoUQMXC_0.jpg\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/zoUQMXC_0.jpg\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/zoUQMXC_0.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Badran Jia Kurd, an advisor to the Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria told <a href=\"https:\/\/in.reuters.com\/article\/mideast-crisis-syria-turkey\/syrian-kurdish-official-deal-for-syrian-army-to-enter-afrin-idINKCN1G20R3\">Reuters<\/a>\u00a0that Syrian troops will deploy along several border positions and could enter the region within the next two days: &#8220;<strong>we can cooperate with any side that lends us a helping hand in light of the barbaric crimes and the international silence<\/strong>,&#8221; Jia Kurd said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/soldierguy_0.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t have long to wait for this escalation to unfold, and moments ago a convoy of fighters waving Syrian flags entered the northern Kurdish-held region of Afrin, which Turkey is targeting in a cross-border operation, according to footage on Syrian state TV shows.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-ancestor\" data-scribe=\"section:conversation\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet Tweet--compact h-entry reply js-tweetIdInfo\" cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCMonitoring\/status\/965954387167383552\" data-tweet-id=\"965954387167383552\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget TweetAuthor--oneLine\" data-scribe=\"component:author\"><a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCMonitoring\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"BBC Monitoring (screen name: BBCMonitoring)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" 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title=\"@BBCMonitoring\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@BBCMonitoring<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Pro-Syrian government forces have begun entering <a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Afrin?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\" data-scribe=\"element:hashtag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">Afrin<\/span><\/a> in northern Syria, state TV reports. <a class=\"PrettyLink link media customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ya1XixC15o\" data-pre-embedded=\"true\" data-scribe=\"\">pic.twitter.com\/ya1XixC15o<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded\" 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customisable-highlight\" title=\"BBC Monitoring\" data-scribe=\"element:name\">BBC Monitoring<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"TweetAuthor-link Identity u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCMonitoring\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"BBC Monitoring (screen name: BBCMonitoring)\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@BBCMonitoring\" data-scribe=\"element:screen_name\">@BBCMonitoring<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">UPDATE: Footage of troops in <a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Afrin?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\" data-scribe=\"element:hashtag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value\">Afrin<\/span><\/a> now airing on state TV. <a class=\"PrettyLink link media customisable\" dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zJfrjhIK68\" data-pre-embedded=\"true\" data-scribe=\"\">pic.twitter.com\/zJfrjhIK68<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCMonitoring\/status\/965955027926962178\" data-datetime=\"2018-02-20T14:23:19+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: February 20, 2018 14:23:19 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-02-20T14:23:19+0000\">9:23 AM &#8211; Feb 20, 2018<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-card\">\n<article class=\"MediaCard\n\n           customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"MediaCard-media\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-widthConstraint js-cspForcedStyle\" 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