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Turkish soldiers prepare tanks at a military base on the Syrian border. Turkey has launched an offensive against the YPG militia in their enclave of Afrin. Ankara views the YPG as a terror group linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) inside Turkey. IMAGES
Turkey is more determined than ever to secure its border with Syria and prevent attacks by Kurdish forces, says President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who claims his country's "operations with plans, cannons and drones are only the beginning." SOUNDBITE
Rockets fired on Monday from Syria towards the Turkish border town of Karkamis kill two people and wound six, according to a regional governor. The Anadolu official press agency reports that the strikes hit a high school and two houses as well as a truck near the border crossing that links Karkamis to the Syrian town of Jarablus. IMAGES
Migrants on the Turkish side of the border with Greece clash with the Greek police. They exchange tear gas and stones and some migrants try to pull down the fence with ropes. IMAGES
A convoy of Turkish tanks moves along the border in the town of Akcakale to enter the border town of Tal Abyad, recently conquered by Turkish forces and their Syrian auxiliaries. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.