EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A picture taken on January 28, 2018, in the city of Afrin shows smoke billowing from surrounding villages during the Turkish military operation against the Kurdish enclave. Turkey launched operation "Olive Branch" on January 20 against the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia in Afrin, supporting Syrian opposition fighters with ground troops and air strikes. / AFP PHOTO / George OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Sunday that Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel fighter allies have seized control of the town center of Afrin from Kurdish YPG fighters. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.
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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A picture taken on January 28, 2018, in the city of Afrin shows smoke billowing from surrounding villages during the Turkish military operation against the Kurdish enclave. Turkey launched operation "Olive Branch" on January 20 against the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia in Afrin, supporting Syrian opposition fighters with ground troops and air strikes. / AFP PHOTO / George OURFALIAN (Photo credit should read GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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