Rudaw: Afrin street, building names changed marking demographic shift

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Turkey and its Syrian proxies have expanded the campaign of demographic change in Afrin by renaming streets and public places, replacing Kurdish words and cultural references with Syrian opposition slogans. Turkish-backed opposition groups have changed the name of ‘Kawa the Blacksmith’ roundabout to the ‘Olive Branch,' Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency confirmed on Thursday. Olive Branch was the name of Turkey’s military operation in Afrin,...