Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 09:36 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that Turkey's operation against Kurdish militants in northern Syria would not stop until "our objectives have been achieved".

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 09:32 AFP — The day before Turkey began its Syria offensive had been like any other day for Ayse, making bread at home while the children played outside in the sweltering heat.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 09:16 AFP — Kurdish forces held out in a key border town Tuesday seven days into a deadly Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria that has caused mass displacement and reshaped the political map.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 09:12 AFP — The week-old Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria has forced all international humanitarian organisations to leave the area, a statement from the local Kurdish administration said Tuesday.

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Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 08:54 AFP — Kurdish forces held out in a key border town Tuesday seven days into a deadly Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria that has caused mass displacement and reshaped the political map.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 08:40 AFP — Four mayors from Turkey's main pro-Kurdish opposition party were detained on Tuesday as part of a "counter-terrorism" operation, the party said.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 08:10 AFP — Qatar defended its close ally Turkey's controversial operation against Kurdish forces in northern Syria on Tuesday, saying Ankara had acted against an "imminent threat".

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 07:54 AFP — Syria's Kurds put up stiff resistance Tuesday around an ethnically divided border town that is a key goal of Ankara's nearly week-old invasion, a war monitor reported.

Tuesday, 15 October, 2019 , 07:40 AFP — Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed not to allow any Islamic State fighters to escape northern Syria, in an editorial published Tuesday, following fears from Western nations over its offensive in the region.