Turkey claims seven civilians inside Turkish territory have been killed by cross-border fire from the Syrian side under the control of the YPG. Kurdish forces deny any attacks outside the Syrian territory.
The YPG and its all-female counterpart, the YPJ, are the backbone of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
YPJ fighters destroyed a Turkish tank in Hafter village, Bulbul town, north of Afrin, the SDF said in a statement earlier in the day. The YPG also published the video apparently showing the moment of the attack.
Kurdish fighters were engaged in fighting against the Turkish military and its Syrian proxies on several fronts on Saturday, the SDF said, including in Bulbul, Shera, and Rajo districts north and northwest of Afrin city itself, and Jandaris to the southwest.
The fighting has so far resulted in the death of at least 68 civilians including 21 children and 12 women, two of them by YPG fire, according to the conflict monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Both Turkey and the SDF deny they target civilians.
Last updated at 10:18 p.m.
