Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 15:52 AFP — Germany on Wednesday criticised a deal struck between Russia and Turkey to remove Kurdish fighters from the Syria-Turkey border, calling for a broader international solution to the conflict.
Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 15:40 AFP — More than 100 prisoners of the Islamic State extremist movement have escaped in Syria in the chaos since Turkey's incursion, a senior US official said Wednesday.
Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 15:20 AFP — More than 100 prisoners of the Islamic State extremist movement have escaped in Syria in the chaos since Turkey's incursion, a senior US official said Wednesday.
Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 13:47 AFP — Russian forces in Syria headed for the border with Turkey Wednesday to ensure Kurdish fighters pull back after a deal between Moscow and Ankara wrested control of the Kurds' entire heartland.
Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 12:48 AFP — The US ambassador to NATO on Wednesday welcomed an idea floated by Germany of Europe possibly contributing to a so-called "safe zone" inside Syria, but other Alliance members expressed consternation.
Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 12:42 AFP — Russian military forces crossed the Euphrates River in Syria and moved into positions near the border with Turkey, the defence ministry said Wednesday, under a deal for the withdrawal of Kurdish forces.
Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 12:40 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that Turkey would take "the necessary steps" if Russian and American promises to push Kurdish fighters in Syria away from the Turkish border were not kept, in comments published Wednesday.
Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 12:38 AFP — Russian forces in Syria headed for the border with Turkey Wednesday to ensure Kurdish fighters pull back after a deal between Moscow and Ankara wrested control of the Kurds' entire heartland.
Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 11:52 AFP — "May God avenge us against Trump and Erdogan" is a common refrain among the thousands of Syrian Kurds who have taken refuge in Iraq since Turkey's assault on their homes.
Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 11:20 AFP — A Turkish-Russian deal signed in the Black Sea resort of Sochi that carves up northeastern Syria sounds the death knell for Kurdish autonomy, analysts say.
