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.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 13:43 AFP — The UN Security Council will convene again Wednesday to discuss Turkey's military incursion in northeast Syria, diplomats said.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 13:35 AFP — Kurdish fighters put up fierce resistance Tuesday to Turkish forces battling to seize a key town in northeastern Syria, as the violence forced international aid organisations to halt their activities.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 13:23 AFP — German authorities on Tuesday appealed to its 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 , 13:08 AFP — Here are the key developments in Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish forces in northern Syria, the third such operation since 2016:

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 12:52 AFP — The US-led coalition in Syria confirmed Tuesday it had pulled all of its troops out of the city of Manbij, which is now controlled by regime forces.