Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: While the bombing of eastern Ghouta intensifies, there's a new and perilous dynamic taking shape in another corner of Syria. This is in the north near the border with Turkey, and the new dynamic is a possible confrontation between Turkish troops and militias loyal to the Syrian government. This comes as Turkey has invaded that area of Syria to target Kurds there, and the Kurds are requesting Syria's help. NPR's Peter Kenyon joins us now from Istanbul, where he's tracking all of this. Hey, Peter. PETER KENYON, BYLINE: Hi, Mary Louise. KELLY: Remind everybody listening why Turkey is in Syria now. How did we get to this possible confrontation? KENYON: Well, Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies are now entering the second month of this offensive in the Afrin region in the northwest. They're attacking Kurdish YPG fighters that Ankara sees as terrorists, and the fighting has gotten to the point that the YPG was forced to call for
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