Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 17:56 AFP — Russian forces in Syria conducted their first patrols near the Turkish border Wednesday to ensure Kurdish fighters withdraw under a deal between Moscow and Ankara ousting them from the minority's entire heartland.

Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 17:48 AFP — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the lifting of US sanctions against Turkey and defended his abrupt pullout from Syria, saying "let someone else fight" over the "blood-stained" country.

Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 17:32 AFP — Russian military police on Wednesday conducted their first patrol in northern Syria, the defence ministry in Moscow said, under a deal with Turkey which specifies the "removal" of Kurdish forces from the border area.

Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 16:42 AFP — Russian forces in Syria headed towards the Turkish border Wednesday to ensure Kurdish fighters withdraw under a deal between Moscow and Ankara ousting them from the minority's entire heartland.

Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 16:10 AFP — President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday the United States is lifting sanctions on Turkey, hailing the success of a ceasefire along its border with Syria.

Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 16:02 AFP — After deals negotiated with both the United States and Russia which put an end to its offensive in Syria, Turkey has won a key demand: the removal of Kurdish fighters from along its border.

Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 15:54 AFP — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a "small number" of US troops will remain at Syria's oil fields despite a broader American withdrawal from the country.

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.