Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 18:58 AFP — The Kurdish administration in northern Syria on Sunday announced a deal with the Damascus government on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey to confront Ankara's offensive.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 18:40 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hit back at the head of northern Cyprus on Sunday after a highly rare rebuke of the Turkish government over its offensive against Kurdish militants in Syria.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 18:25 AFP — Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Sunday he would press for an EU ban on arms sales to Turkey, as Ankara pressed its attack on Kurdish forces in northern Syria.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 18:25 AFP — Turkish forces and their proxies pushed deep into Syria on Sunday, moving closer to completing their assault's initial phase, while Washington announced it was pulling out 1,000 troops from the country's north.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 17:56 AFP — The Syrian army has sent troops to "confront the Turkish aggression" in the north of the country where Ankara is battling Kurdish-led forces, the state news agency SANA said Sunday.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 17:55 AFP — France's President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Sunday for an end to Turkey's offensive against Kurds in northern Syria, warning of dire humanitarian consequences and a boost for the Islamic State group.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 17:34 AFP — The Syrian army has sent troops to "confront the Turkish aggression" in the north of the country where Ankara is battling Kurdish-led forces, the state news agency SANA said Sunday.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 17:32 AFP — France's President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for end to Turkey's offensive against Kurds in northern Syria, saying the operation risked creating an "unbearable humanitarian situation".

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 16:26 AFP — Turkish forces and their proxies pushed deep into Syria Sunday, moving closer to completing their assault's initial phase, while Washington announced it was pulling out 1,000 troops from the country's north.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 15:42 AFP — At least 26 civilians were killed on Sunday in northeastern Syria as Turkey and its proxies stepped up their offensive against Kurdish forces, a war monitor said.