A spokesman for the main Syrian Kurdish militia says government forces have started entering the northern enclave of Afrin to deploy along the border with Turkey and help defend it against advancing Turkish troops.
Tuesday’s comments by Nouri Mahmoud, spokesman for the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, came nearly an hour after pro-government Syrian fighters began entering the Afrin region from the nearby government-held village of Nubul.
Shortly after the fighters entered, Turkish troops started shelling the area forcing journalists to flee according to Syrian state TV.
Mr. Mahmoud added in a statement that the Syrian government sent some fighters starting on Tuesday.
