Ankara, Moscow mull military Operation Olive Branch

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone and discussed the military Operation Olive Branch in Syria's Afrin on Feb. 8, Turkish media reported.

During the phone conversation, the parties also discussed the situation in Syria's Idlib.

On Jan. 20, the Turkish Armed Forces, together with the Free Syrian Army, launched the Operation Olive Branch in Afrin, Syria.