Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 17:42 AFP —

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 16:48 AFP — A key Republican ally of Donald Trump was to introduce tough sanctions against Turkey in the US Senate on Thursday, joining Democratic lawmakers in a sign of the bipartisan fury sparked by the president's abrupt decision to pull American troops out of Syria.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 15:07 AFP — US Vice President Mike Pence met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to push for a ceasefire in Syria after Ankara rebuffed international pressure to halt its deadly offensive against Kurdish forces.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 14:35 AFP — The Islamic State group said Thursday it had "freed" women held by Syria's Kurds, the latest in a series of reported breakouts since Turkey launched a cross-border offensive last week.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 14:29 AFP — Dutch police said Thursday they had arrested 23 people in clashes between Turks and Kurds in the port city of Rotterdam during a demonstration against Ankara's offensive in Syria.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 13:53 AFP — US Vice President Mike Pence met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to push for a ceasefire in Syria after Ankara rebuffed international pressure to halt its deadly offensive against Kurdish forces.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 13:47 AFP — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Thursday his forces will counter Turkey's invasion by "all legitimate means", in his first remarks since deploying troops near the border to support Ankara's Kurdish rivals.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 13:37 AFP — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Thursday his forces will counter Turkey's invasion by "all legitimate means," in his first remarks since deploying troops near the border to support Ankara's Kurdish rivals.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 13:07 AFP — The Islamic State group said Thursday it had "freed" women held by Syria's Kurds, the latest in a series of reported breakouts since Turkey launched a cross-border offensive last week.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 12:21 AFP — Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria on Thursday called for a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from a flashpoint border town encircled by Ankara's forces, as Turkey's offensive entered its ninth day.