Turkish forces have entered Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria in response to a US military withrawal from the region.
Launched this week, Operation Peace Spring, has opened a large new front in a war that began in 2011.
Freelance war reporter and academic Aris Roussinos has reported extensively from the region for Vice News.
Turkey's Sanliurfa province, on October 09, 2019. Smoke rises at the site of Ras al-Ayn city of Syria Photo: AFP
