Turkey, Russia discuss Operaton Olive Branch

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Operation Olive Branch during a telephone conversation, the Turkish media reported Jan. 31. Other details of the conversation have not been revealed. On Jan. 20, the Turkish Armed Forces, together with the Free Syrian Army, launched the Operation Olive Branch in Afrin, Syria. F-16 fighter planes of the Turkish Air Force, which are inflicting air strikes on the positions of PYD on the Syrian-Turkish border, are involved in the operation.