Turkish ground forces pressed their advance against Kurdish fighters in northern
Syria on Thursday, Turkey's Defense Ministry said, launching airstrikes and unleashing artillery shelling on Syrian towns and villages the length of its border.
The
Turkish invasion, now in its second day, has been widely condemned around the world.
In northern Syria, residents of the border areas scrambled in panic on Wednesday as they tried to get out on foot, in cars and with rickshaws piled with mattresses and a few belongings.