Turkey recently launched a military operation in Syria called 'Operation Olive Branch'.
The border mission aims to clear the area of SDF terror group, formerly known as the YPG.
The YPG is an affiliate of the PKK terrorist organization, which is recognized as a terrorist group by NATO and its allies
The terrorist group controls more than 65 percent of the Turkey-Syria border.
The small Syrian city of Afrin is one of SDF's two major strongholds.