Turkey Launches Offensive to Take Out Kurds in Northern Syria

There were signs of panic in the Syrian town of Ras al-Ayn on Wednesday, after Turkish forces launched an offensive into northern Syria.

READ MORE: Turkey has begun a long-planned military operation in Syria to take out Kurdish forces branded by Ankara as terrorists, but viewed by much of the West as key partners in the fight against Islamic State.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wednesday announced the start of the operation, called "Peace Spring" and said it was aimed at eradicating "the threat of terror'' against Turkey.