Turkey says it will launch siege of Syrian city

20/2/2018 19:26

        Turkey's president says Turkish troops involved in an offensive to drive out Syrian Kurdish militiamen from a Syrian enclave will soon begin a siege of the city of Afrin.
        
        Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his ruling party's legislators on Tuesday that the month-long offensive into the northwester enclave of Afrin has so far been progressing slowly.
        
        He says Turkey is not there "to burn and destroy" the enclave but to ensure it becomes a "safe and livable place."
        
        Erdogan said that, however, "in the coming days, the siege of Afrin city center will commence at a more rapid pace."