"I am afraid for my children and my livelihood," says shoe shop owner Ghazwan al-Atman, in northern Syria's Manbij, where residents are on a constant lookout for a Turkish offensive. The town is controlled by the People's Protection Units (YPG), a Kurdish militia accused by Turkey of being affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and classified as a terrorist organisation by Ankara. For nearly two months, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to attack Manbij and Tal Rifaat, north of Syria. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES