Wednesday, 30 October, 2019 , 19:40 AFP — Syria's army and police Wednesday called on Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria to join their ranks following a Turkish cross-border incursion, a proposal they swiftly rejected.

Wednesday, 30 October, 2019 , 17:12 AFP — Joint Turkish-Russian patrols will start in Syria on Friday, Turkey's president has said, after the Kremlin said Syrian Kurdish fighters had withdrawn under a deal between Ankara and Moscow.

Wednesday, 30 October, 2019 , 14:27 AFP — Syria's army and police Wednesday called on Kurdish fighters and security forces in northeast Syria to join their ranks following a Turkish cross-border incursion, state media said.

Wednesday, 30 October, 2019 , 11:07 AFP — Turkish-Russian joint patrols will start in Syria on Friday, Turkey's president said Wednesday, after the Kremlin said Syrian Kurdish fighters had withdrawn under a deal between Ankara and Moscow.

Wednesday, 30 October, 2019 , 10:41 AFP — Turkish-Russian joint patrols will start in Syria on Friday, the Turkey's president said Wednesday, a day after a deadline for the withdrawal of Syrian Kurdish fighters expired under a deal between Ankara and Moscow.

Tuesday, 29 October, 2019 , 22:42 AFP — The armies of Syria and Turkey traded deadly fire Tuesday for the first time since Ankara launched an anti-Kurdish offensive in early October, as Russia announced Kurdish forces had withdrawn from the key border area.

Tuesday, 29 October, 2019 , 21:26 AFP — Turkey said Tuesday that joint patrols with Russia in a Syrian border zone would begin "soon" following the withdrawal of Kurdish forces, but gave no timeframe.

Tuesday, 29 October, 2019 , 21:14 AFP — Turkey "will not hesitate" to resume military operations in northeastern Syria if it identifies Kurdish fighters near the border, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 29 October, 2019 , 20:39 AFP — Turkey has captured 18 people in Syria who said they were from the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, the defence ministry said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 29 October, 2019 , 19:29 AFP — The armies of Syria and Turkey traded deadly fire Tuesday for the first time since Ankara launched an anti-Kurdish offensive in early October, as Russia announced Kurdish forces had withdrawn from the border area.