Operation Olive Branch to Afrin

HATAY, TURKEY - JANUARY 23: People with Turkish flags see off Turkish armoured personnel carriers, headed to Afrin for the "Operation Olive Branch" against PKK/PYD terrorist groups positions on January 23, 2018 in Sucu neighbourhood of Kirikhan district of Hatay, Turkey. Turkish commandos headed towards the border units in Afrin following their pledge. Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch on January 20, 2018 at 5 p.m.(1400GMT) in Syrias northwestern Afrin region; the aim of the operation is to establish security and stability along Turkish borders and the region as well as to eliminate PKK/KCK/PYD-YPG and Daesh terror groups, and protect the Syrian people from the oppression and cruelty of terrorists. (Photo by Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)