Friday, 18 October, 2019 , 10:36 AFP — A Turkish air strike on a village near the battleground border town of Ras al-Ain in northeastern Syria killed five civilians on Friday, a war monitor said.

Friday, 18 October, 2019 , 10:06 AFP — The United Nations said Friday that nearly 1,700 people, most of them women and children, had fled fighting in northeastern Syria and crossed into Iraq in recent days.

Friday, 18 October, 2019 , 09:48 AFP — Clashes between Turkish forces and Kurdish groups were ongoing in a battleground Syrian border town Friday despite a US-brokered suspension to Ankara's deadly nine-day offensive in northern Syria.

Friday, 18 October, 2019 , 09:40 AFP — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced hope Friday that a US-brokered ceasefire will hold between Turkey and Syria's Kurds as he discussed the turbulent region with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Friday, 18 October, 2019 , 07:05 AFP — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday as President Donald Trump's policy changes on Syria sparked concern among Israelis.

Friday, 18 October, 2019 , 06:45 AFP — Sporadic clashes between Turkish forces and Kurdish groups were ongoing in a battleground Syrian border town on Friday, a monitor said, despite Ankara's announcement of a five-day truce.

Friday, 18 October, 2019 , 06:21 AFP — Sporadic clashes between Turkish forces and Kurdish groups were ongoing in a battleground Syrian border town on Friday, a monitor said, despite Ankara's announcement of a five-day truce.

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.