The Syrian state-run news agency SANA released photos confirming that the northern town of Tell Rifaat is still under control of government forces and the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG).
On March 27, reports appeared that Turkish forces launched an effort and entered the town. However, by March 28, these reports have appeared to be untrue. Pro-Turkish sources say that the Turkish Army and Turkish-backed militants reached the town but then withdrawn because negotiations between Turkey and the Syrian-Iranian-Russian alliance are still ongoing on the issue.