Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 19:37 AFP — Here are the key developments in Turkey's deadly offensive against Kurdish forces in northern Syria, the third such operation since 2016:
Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 19:03 AFP — The head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, under Turkish attack since a US troop withdrawal, announced Wednesday it was "freezing" operations against the Islamic State group.
Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 18:56 AFP — President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision to pull US troops out of Syria, calling it "strategically brilliant," and denied giving Turkey a "green light" to launch operations against Kurdish militants.
Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 18:39 AFP — Turkey rebuffed international pressure to curb its deadly offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump dispatched his deputy Mike Pence to Ankara to demand a ceasefire.
Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 18:24 AFP — The UN Security Council warned in a unanimously adopted statement Wednesday of a risk of "dispersion" of jihadist prisoners in Syria, but stopped short of calling for a halt to Turkey's offensive against Kurdish forces there.
Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 17:51 AFP — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the Kurdish rebel PKK, who have waged a decades-long insurgency against Ankara, were "probably" a bigger terror threat than the Islamic State group.
Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 17:43 AFP — President Donald Trump denied on Wednesday that he had given Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a "green light" to launch operations against Kurdish militants in Syria.
Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 17:37 AFP — Syrian regime troops and Russian soldiers on Wednesday entered the key border town of Kobane, following a deal struck with Kurdish authorities amid a deadly Turkish offensive, a war monitor said.
Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 17:37 AFP — The UN Security Council warned in a unanimously adopted statement Wednesday of a risk of "dispersion" of jihadist prisoners in Syria, but stopped short of calling for a halt to Turkey's offensive against Kurdish forces there.
Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 17:29 AFP —
