Turkey's Erdoğan says Syria's Afrin town under siege, entry imminent

ANKARA – Turkish forces have besieged northern Syria's Afrin town and entry into the city centre is imminent, President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday, zeroing on the main goal of its operation in the region.

On Thursday, Turkish forces and their Syrian rebel allies seized control of the town of Jinderes, state media reported, giving them control of one of the largest settlements in Syria's northwest Afrin region.

Erdoğan made the comments during a televised speech in Ankara.