Iranian reporters come under attack near Syria's Afrin

Reporters from the Iranian Press TV broadcaster came under fire from Turkish forces in Syria's Afrin district on the Turkish-Syrian border, the broadcaster wrote on Twitter.

"Press TV crew comes under Turkish military attack in Rajo near Turkey-Syria border," the report says.

They added that the crew was "slightly injured." No other details have been provided so far.

On January 20, the Turkish Armed Forces launched a joint operation with the Free Syrian Army opposition forces against Kurdish militants in Afrin.