Friday, 18 October, 2019 , 06:05 AFP — US President Donald Trump Thursday welcomed the temporary ceasefire in northern Syria and said he allowed Turkish and Kurdish forces to clash in deadly battle because they were like children who needed to fight each other.

Friday, 18 October, 2019 , 04:19 AFP — US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he allowed Turkish and Kurdish forces to clash in deadly battle because the two sides were like children who needed to fight each other.

Friday, 18 October, 2019 , 01:29 AFP — Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syria offensive for five days and will end the assault if Kurdish-led forces withdraw from a safe zone along the border, US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish officials announced Thursday after high-stakes talks.

Friday, 18 October, 2019 , 00:55 AFP — EU leaders Friday reiterated their call for Turkey to end its assault on Kurdish forces in Syria and withdraw its troops, after Ankara announced it was suspending the offensive.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 23:25 AFP — Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syria offensive for five days and will end the assault if Kurdish-led forces withdraw from a safe zone along the border, US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish officials announced Thursday after high-stakes talks.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 23:19 AFP — Turkey's agreement to suspend military operations against the Syrian Kurds may give President Donald Trump a reprieve from accusations he abandoned the US allies but it is also being seen as a capitulation to the Turks, analysts said.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 21:31 AFP — Turkey has promised the United States that its "safe zone" agreed in northern Syria will be short-term and also not result in mass displacement, a senior US official said Thursday.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 21:12 AFP — Thursday's announcement of a pause in Turkey's deadly offensive in northern Syria appeared to ease unprecedented pressure on President Donald Trump from fellow Republicans in Congress, even if the threat of sanctions against Ankara loomed large.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 21:00 AFP — Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syria offensive for five days and will end the assault if Kurdish-led forces withdraw from a safe zone along the border, US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish officials said on Thursday.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 20:24 AFP — The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said Thursday they are willing to abide by a ceasefire announced by Washington and Turkey, after nine days of fighting along Syria's northern border.