Sunday, 27 October, 2019 , 15:52 AFP — Kurdish forces said Sunday they will redeploy away from the entire length of Syria's northern border in compliance with a Russian-Turkish agreement that will see them replaced by Damascus-backed forces.

Sunday, 27 October, 2019 , 14:35 AFP — Syria's Kurdish forces said they expected revenge attacks by the Islamic State group following the US announcement Sunday that the jihadist organisation's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed.

Sunday, 27 October, 2019 , 14:02 AFP — Syria's Kurdish forces said they expected revenge attacks by the Islamic State group following the US announcement Sunday that the jihadist organisation's leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed.

Sunday, 27 October, 2019 , 12:52 AFP — Syria's top Kurdish commander on Sunday said his forces had contributed to intelligence work that paved the way for a US operation against Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Sunday, 27 October, 2019 , 10:55 AFP — Turkey on Sunday said there was "coordination" between Ankara and Washington before the operation which US media reports said targeted and killed Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Sunday, 27 October, 2019 , 09:55 AFP — Turkey on Sunday said there was "coordination" between Ankara and Washington before the operation which US media reports said targeted and killed Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Sunday, 27 October, 2019 , 09:49 AFP — Kurdish forces fired rockets and mortars at Turkish soldiers, killing one and wounding five in the border region with Syria, the defence ministry said on Sunday.

Sunday, 27 October, 2019 , 09:47 AFP — Turkey on Sunday said there was "coordination" between Ankara and Washington before the operation which US media reports said targeted and killed Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Sunday, 27 October, 2019 , 08:28 AFP — Syria's top Kurdish commander on Sunday hailed a "historic operation" and joint intelligence work following US media reports that jihadist supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed.

Saturday, 26 October, 2019 , 20:35 AFP — Clashes in northeast Syria between pro-Ankara fighters backed by the Turkish air force and a Damascus-backed force led by Syrian Kurds left 15 dead on Saturday, a monitor said.