Ankara-backed Syria rebels press operations around Afrin Turkish-backed Syrian rebels armed with machine guns and assault rifles around Qastal Koshk area in the Afrin region fire towards positions held by Kurdish forces north of Afrin. Turkey and its Syrian Arab rebel allies have waged a nearly two-month offensive on the Afrin enclave, which is held by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG). IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES filmed on Friday