Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 20:16 AFP — Russia said Tuesday that it was patrolling between Syrian and Turkish forces after the United States confirmed it had pulled its troops out of northeastern Syria.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 19:43 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 , 19:10 AFP — German authorities on Tuesday appealed to Turkish and Kurdish communities to avoid echoing the Middle Eastern conflict, after clashes between the two groups over Ankara's offensive in northeastern Syria.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 19:04 AFP — Russia said Thursday it was patrolling in areas along the "line of contact" between Syrian and Turkish forces, as the US-led coalition in Syria confirmed it had pulled its troops from the area.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 18:39 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.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 18:02 AFP — Turkey dismissed global opposition to its military operation in Syria on Tuesday and slammed a "dirty deal" between President Bashar al-Assad's regime and Kurdish forces as US troops began their withdrawal from the battle zone.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 17:50 AFP — Key Damascus ally Iran on Tuesday renewed its call on Ankara to end a deadly assault on northeastern Syria, as Turkey pressed a cross-border offensive against Kurdish forces.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 17:40 AFP — The United States is not aware of any "major" escape of Islamic State extremists since Turkey launched its assault on Syrian Kurdish fighters holding the prisoners, an official said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 17:26 AFP — Britain and Spain joined other major powers Tuesday in suspending military exports to Turkey following its incursion into northeastern Syria.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 17:18 AFP — Syria's Kurds, abandoned by President Donald Trump, were always allies of convenience for the United States, expendable when it comes to the strategic relationship with NATO ally Turkey, according to regional experts and US officials.