![84390009_SEA.jpg Syrian people look on behind an olive tree branch as they arrive at a check point in the village of Anab ahead of crossing to the Turkish-backed Syrian rebels side on March 17, 2018, as civilians flee the city of Afrin in northern Syria.
More than 200,000 civilians have fled the city of Afrin in northern Syria in less than three days to escape a Turkish-led military offensive against a Kurdish militia, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2018/12/GettyImages-933013034.jpg/GettyImages-933013034.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=MYxmjbeH)
![84390009_SEA.jpg Syrian people look on behind an olive tree branch as they arrive at a check point in the village of Anab ahead of crossing to the Turkish-backed Syrian rebels side on March 17, 2018, as civilians flee the city of Afrin in northern Syria.
More than 200,000 civilians have fled the city of Afrin in northern Syria in less than three days to escape a Turkish-led military offensive against a Kurdish militia, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2018/12/GettyImages-933013034.jpg/GettyImages-933013034.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=MYxmjbeH)
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![84390009_SEA.jpg Syrian people look on behind an olive tree branch as they arrive at a check point in the village of Anab ahead of crossing to the Turkish-backed Syrian rebels side on March 17, 2018, as civilians flee the city of Afrin in northern Syria.
More than 200,000 civilians have fled the city of Afrin in northern Syria in less than three days to escape a Turkish-led military offensive against a Kurdish militia, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. / AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2018/12/GettyImages-933013034.jpg/GettyImages-933013034.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=MYxmjbeH)
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