Turkish-backed forces advance on Kurdish areas in Aleppo, 200,000 face isolation: war monitor

DAMASCUS, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Turkish-backed factions on Sunday launched an offensive on Kurdish-held areas in northern Aleppo province, leading to the isolation of over 200,000 Syrian Kurds, a war monitor reported.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack, dubbed "Operation Dawn of Freedom," has targeted northern rural Aleppo, where over 200,000 Syrian Kurds reside.

The Observatory said the