Afrin - Syrian Kurds demonstrate against Turkish military operation

Afrin City, for much of the Syrian war felt relative security under the control of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG).

This all changed in January, when the Turkish military and some 25,000 allied Free Syrian Army rebels began a two-month operation known as "Operation Olive Branch" to take the city.

Three months after Afrin fell under Turkish and FSA control, some of the city's previous stability has begun to return. Yet in swapping secular-minded Kurdish rule for that of more conservative FSA groups, Afrin is experiencing a clash of cultures, one that has spilled visibly into the streets.

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