Tens of thousands in Syria protest expected Turkey attack

A picture taken on June 9, 2017 shows workers building a wall in the countryside of Afrin, along Syria’s northern border with Turkey (AFP Photo/George OURFALIAN)
MoreBeirut (AFP) – Tens of thousands of people protested on Wednesday in a town in northern Syria against Turkey, as speculation mounts it is planning to attack the Kurdish-held border region.
The demonstrators took to the streets of Afrin wrapped in flags of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and carr