Two PKK terrorists nabbed trying to enter Syria’s Afrin
Two PKK terrorists were arrested while attempting toinfiltrate Syria's northwestern town of Afrin, which was liberated from the YPG/PKKterrorist group earlier this year by the Turkish military and the Free Syrian Army (FSA).The two terrorists had tried to enter the town from a nearby mountainous area but were apprehended by FSA personnel.According to FSA sources, the pair -- one of whom is reportedly a Turkish national -- were in possession of guns with silencers and improvised explosive devices.In January, the Turkish army launched Operation Olive Branch with the aim of expelling YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorists from Afrin.On Mar. 18, the 58th day of the operation, Turkish troops and FSA fighters announced that the town had been successfully liberated.In a related development, two car bombs went off in Syria's nearby city of Jarabulus without causing casualties.Located near the Turkish border roughly 150 kilometers northeast of Afrin, Jarabulus remains under Turkish/FSA control as part of Turkey's Operation Euphrates Shield, which was launched in mid-2016.Syria has only just begun to emerge from a devastating conflict that began in 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on demonstrators with unexpected ferocity. .