Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 10:04 AFP — Some 500 Syrian Kurds have entered neighbouring Iraqi Kurdistan over the past four days fleeing a Turkish invasion now entering its second week, officials said on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 09:58 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday firmly ruled out any negotiations with Kurdish militants in Syria as the United States pushed for a ceasefire.

Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 09:32 AFP — The Syrian army deployed alongside Kurdish forces on the front line in northern Syria Wednesday but their newfound cooperation saw no let-up in the week-old Turkish invasion, a monitor said.

Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 08:16 AFP — Turkey remained defiant against mounting international pressure to curb its military offensive against Kurdish militants in Syria, raising tensions with Washington as Vice President Mike Pence headed for Ankara on Wednesday to demand a ceasefire.

Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 07:23 AFP — France said Wednesday that the security of Kurdish-run prisons holding suspected jihadists in northern Syria was "currently" not threatened by a Turkish military operation in the region.

Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 00:07 AFP — The United States wants to maintain support for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in their fight against Islamic State militants despite US troops withdrawing from northern Syria, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 22:38 AFP — Canada on Tuesday announced it had temporarily suspended "new export permits" to Turkey, particularly of military equipment, in response to Ankara's offensive into northern Syria.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 22:24 AFP — Kurdish fighters battled to defend a key Syrian border town from Turkish-backed forces in a flare-up of violence Tuesday as US President Donald Trump sent his vice president and top diplomat to Ankara to demand a ceasefire.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 20:30 AFP — US Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel Wednesday to Ankara to press Turkey to halt its offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters, President Donald Trump said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 20:22 AFP — Kurdish fighters battled to defend a key Syrian border town from Turkish-backed forces on Tuesday as Russia seized on a US withdrawal to move its troops into new areas.