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the first time since Ankara launched an anti-Kurdish offensive in early October, as Russia announced Kurdish forces had withdrawn from the key border area.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the first time since Ankara launched an anti-Kurdish offensive in early October, as Russia announced Kurdish forces had withdrawn from the border area.

Tuesday, 29 October, 2019 , 19:05 AFP — The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has fought a decades-long insurgency in Turkey, said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that Syrian Kurds should "defend their land against aggression" from Ankara.

Tuesday, 29 October, 2019 , 18:05 AFP — Russia has informed Turkey that Kurdish fighters in Syria have completed their withdrawal from areas near the border, in accordance with a deal agreed between Ankara and Moscow, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 29 October, 2019 , 17:57 AFP — Russia has informed Turkey that Kurdish fighters in Syria have completed their withdrawal from areas near the border, in accordance with a deal agreed between Ankara and Moscow, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 29 October, 2019 , 17:39 AFP — Russia has informed Turkey that Kurdish fighters in Syria have completed their withdrawal from areas near the border, in accordance with a deal agreed between Ankara and Moscow, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday.