Turkish army and Free Syrian Army (FSA) units have taken “entire control” of Afrin city center in Syria’s northwestern Afrin district as part of the ongoing “Operation Olive Branch,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on March 18. Source: Hürriyet Daily News
Police in northwest Bosnia are raiding homes in search of migrants and refugees, following a controversial decision to relocate them outside towns in a new camp near the Croatian border. Source Balkan Insight
The investigating judge today arrested, interrogated and formally suspected Dries Van Langenhove, who was elected to parliament for Vlaams Belang. He was subsequently released under certain conditions. One of those conditions is that Van Langenhove makes a guided visit to the Dossinkazerne in Mechelen. Source HLN
Russia will reinforce its troops at the country’s western border as a response to US plan to send additional troops to Poland, Vladimir Dzhabarov, the deputy chairman of the Russian upper house’s foreign affairs committee said on Monday. Source: Sputnik News
