Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 17:08 AFP — Spain, a major arms exporter to Turkey, on Tuesday joined France and Germany in halting sales of military material to Ankara over its offensive in northeastern Syria.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 17:06 AFP — The northern Syrian city of Manbij, under full control on Tuesday of the Syrian army, is highly strategic due to its location just 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the Turkish border.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 16:56 AFP — Vice President Mike Pence will leave within 24 hours to Ankara to press Turkey for a ceasefire in its offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters, a US official said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 16:48 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.

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Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 16:33 AFP — Kurdish fighters were mounting a desperate defence of the northeastern Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain on Tuesday, battling Turkish forces seeking to set up a buffer zone in the region.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 16:28 AFP — The medical charity Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday that it was suspending most of its operations in northeast Syria, out of concern for the safety of its workers during Turkey's offensive against Kurdish positions in the area.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 15:59 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 , 15:54 AFP — France's foreign minister said Tuesday that he would head to Iraq to discuss the "security" of the prisons in northern Syria, amid fears thousands of foreign Islamic State fighters could escape during Turkey's incursion against Kurdish forces.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 14:08 AFP — The UN Security Council will convene on Wednesday to discuss Turkey's military incursion in northeast Syria, diplomats said, with Ankara showing no sign of relenting in its assault on the Kurds.