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.
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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