On 3 February 2018, armed clashes broke out in Bulbul and Rajo between the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army and the Syrian Democratic Forces’ People's Protection Units (YPG) amidst the Turkish military intervention. On 3 March, Turkey-led forces captured Rajo, which had become one of the major Kurdish strongholds in west Afrin. It was besieged on three sides and fell with no significant resistance. In June 2021, the Governor of Hatay announced plans for the establishment of an Atatürk Museum in the house Mustafa Kemal Atatürk stayed while fighting in the World War I.