Turkish army preparing for an operation against YPG in SyriaA house and car damaged by a rocket fired from Syria , in Reyhanli district at Hatay city , Turkey , 21 January 2018 . Reports state three rockers allegedly fired from Syria landed on the border city of Kilis after the launch of the Turkish operation on Syria ' s Afrin . The Turkish army is on an operation named ' Operation Olive Branch ' in Syria ' s northern regions against the Kurdish Popular Protection Units ( YPG ) forces which control the city of Afrin . According to YPG media channels , bombings by the Turkish military killed at least 10 people earlier on the same day . Turkey classifies the YPG as a terrorist organization . EPA / SEDAT SUNA ▶ 기사 제보 및 문의 ▶ 기자 와 1 : 1 채팅    ▶ 평창동 계 올림픽 영상 공모전