'Operation Olive Branch' to Afrin

ALEPPO, SYRIA - MARCH 06: Silhouette of a soldier aiming with a gun loaded on back of a vehicle is seen after Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Turkish Army liberate the village of Qatma in Sharan district from YPG/PKK-Daesh terrorists within the "Operation Olive Branch" in Afrin, Syria on March 06, 2018. Since the launch of Operation Olive Branch on Jan. 20, the Turkish military and the FSA have liberated 144 locations, including 114 villages, 30 strategic areas, and one YPG/PKK base. Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch on January 20 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 Omer Alven/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)