The Christian residents of Afrin, the Kurdish city in Syria released an official statement concerning the Turksih bombarmnets on the city.
According to the statement, a copy of which was sent to BasNews, Ra’i Salih Church in Afrin held a collective prayer ceremony to wish safety for the civilians across the troubled area.
The Christian community further urged the international community to save the Christians of Afrin from the bombardments of the Turkish army and the extremist islamist groups in Syria.
Turkey, in collaboration with the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA), on Saturday launched a new air and ground operation on Afrin, a Kurdish city in the northern Syria, under the name of “Olive Branch Operation”.
The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to eliminate every single YPG fighter in Syria. Meanwhile, PKK had already given orders to have immediate reactions if the Turkish army attempts to attack Afrin.

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