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Turkey defiant on Syria operation as US demands ceasefire


Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 11:59 AFP — Turkey rebuffed international pressure to curb its military offensive against Kurdish militants in Syria on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump dispatched his deputy Mike Pence to Ankara to demand a ceasefire.

IS prisoners in NE Syria: What we know


Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 10:57 AFP — The prospect that thousands of the world's most fanatic jihadists could break out in the chaos caused by Turkey's invasion of northeastern Syria is causing widespread alarm.

Turkey's Erdogan rules out talks with Syrian Kurdish forces


Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 10:34 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday firmly ruled out any negotiations with Kurdish militants in Syria, saying their only option was to lay down arms and retreat.

Turkey's Erdogan rules out talks with Syrian Kurdish forces


Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 10:20 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that the only option for Kurdish militants in Syria was to lay down their arms and retreat.

Erdogan urges Syrian Kurdish fighters to lay down arms and withdraw


Wednesday, 16 October, 2019 , 10:14 AFP —

Hundreds of Syria Kurds seek refuge in Iraq


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.

Turkey's Erdogan rules out talks with Syrian Kurdish forces


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.

Syria troops fight Turkish forces alongside Kurds: monitor


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.

Turkey defiant on Syria operation as US demands ceasefire


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.

France says Turkey's Syria action 'currently' no threat to jihadist jails


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.