Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 11:17 AFP — Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria on Thursday called in a statement for a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from a flashpoint border town encircled by Ankara's forces, as Turkey's offensive enters its ninth day.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 11:11 AFP — The embattled Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria on Thursday accused Turkey of resorting to banned weapons such as napalm and white phosphorus munitions, a charge Ankara has denied.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 11:05 AFP — US Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Turkey Thursday to push President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a ceasefire in Syria after Ankara rebuffed international pressure to halt its deadly offensive against Kurdish forces.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 11:01 AFP — Damascus on Thursday said Syrians are unified against a cross-border Turkish assault, in its first statement since deploying troops in Kurdish-controlled areas to contain Ankara's offensive.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 09:59 AFP — A Turkish offensive against Kurdish groups in northeastern Syria is having a dramatic effect on civilians, with dozens killed and hundreds of thousands fleeing their homes.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 08:29 AFP — The embattled Kurdish authorities in northeastern Syria on Thursday accused Turkey of resorting to banned weapons such as napalm and white phosphorus munitions.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 07:24 AFP — Turkish troops and their Syrian proxies gained ground Thursday in Ras al-Ain, a key border town where Kurdish fighters had been putting up stiff resistance, a war monitor said.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 06:45 AFP — Turkey's week-old offensive against Kurdish-controlled areas of northeastern Syria has displaced more than 300,000 people, a war monitor said Thursday.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 06:24 AFP — Turkey's week-old offensive against Kurdish-controlled areas of northeastern Syria has displaced more than 300,000 people, a war monitor said Thursday.

Thursday, 17 October, 2019 , 06:18 AFP — President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended as "strategically brilliant" his decision to pull US troops out of Syria as the House of Representatives overwhelmingly condemned the move in a rare bipartisan rebuke.