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    Syrian Kurds and army to repel Turkish offensive

    Syrian Kurdish forces and the Damascus government have reached an agreement for the Syrian army to enter the Afrin region to help repel a Turkish offensive, a senior Kurdish official said on Sunday, according to Reuters.

    Badran Jia Kurd, an adviser to the Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria, told the news agency Syrian army troops would deploy along some border positions and could enter the region within the next two days.

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