Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 10:54 AFP — Russian forces crossed the Euphrates River in Syria and headed for the border with Turkey, state media reported Wednesday, under a deal for the withdrawal of Kurdish forces.

Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 10:52 AFP — A Syrian Kurdish man set himself on fire Wednesday outside the headquarters of the United Nations refugee agency and was receiving treatment for his injuries, police told AFP.

Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 10:32 AFP — Russian forces crossed the Euphrates River in Syria and headed for the border with Turkey, state media reported Wednesday, under a deal for the withdrawal of Kurdish forces.

Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 09:34 AFP — Turkey on Wednesday said it was counting on Russia to implement an agreement to ensure Kurdish forces withdraw from areas close to the Syrian border, adding that it could not "fully rely" on the Damascus regime.

Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 08:16 AFP — The Kremlin on Wednesday accused Washington of betraying the Kurds by withdrawing its forces from northern Syria and leaving allies alone in the face of a Turkish offensive.

Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 01:52 AFP — In a ceremony at an ancient, ruined temple in northern Iraq, Faiza Fuad joined a growing number of Kurds who are leaving Islam to embrace the faith of their ancestors -- Zoroastrianism.

Wednesday, 23 October, 2019 , 00:27 AFP — Russia and Turkey have agreed to ensure Kurdish forces withdraw from areas close to Syria's border with Turkey and to launch joint patrols, in a deal hailed as "historic" by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Tuesday, 22 October, 2019 , 23:16 AFP — The United States is counting on Turkey and Kurdish fighters to fight off any resurgence of the Islamic State jihadist group in northern Syria, a senior US official said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 22 October, 2019 , 22:53 AFP — Turkey said on Wednesday there was "no need" to restart its offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria, saying that it had been informed by the US that their withdrawal from the border areas had been "completed".

Tuesday, 22 October, 2019 , 22:27 AFP — Turkey said on Wednesday there was "no need" to restart its offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria, saying that it had been informed by the US that their withdrawal from the border areas had been "completed".