State Media: Pro-Assad Militias to Enter Syria´s Afrin Region
(WorldNews Turkey)

A Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighter carries a military binoculars north of the city of Afrin, Syria, Feb. 18, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Khalil Ashawi. Militias allied to the Syrian government will enter the Afrin region, Syrian media reported on Monday, after a Kurdish official said a deal had been struck with the Syrian army to help Kurdish forces end a Turkish offensive. Turkey said it would welcome any move by Damascus into Afrin to get rid of the YPG Kurdish militia, but if Syrian troops were entering to protect the Kurdish fighters, then the Turkish assault would go on. A second Syrian Kurdish official said no pro-government...