Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 15:33 AFP — France said Sunday it was "worried" after Kurdish authorities reported that hundreds of relatives of foreign jihadists had escaped from a displacement camp in northern Syria in an area under Turkish assault.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 14:57 AFP — The Pentagon said Sunday President Donald Trump had ordered the withdrawal of up to 1,000 troops from northern Syria -- almost the entire ground force in war-torn country -- amid an intensifying Turkish assault on Kurdish forces.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 14:49 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 , 14:16 AFP — Turkish forces have taken control of the key M4 highway in northern Syria as part of Ankara's operation against Kurdish militants, the defence ministry said Sunday.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 13:38 AFP — US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that President Donald Trump had ordered the withdrawal of up to 1,000 troops from northern Syria, as the number of people fleeing a Turkish assault soared to 130,000.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 13:22 AFP — Turkish forces and their proxies on Sunday seized Tal Abyad, the largest town they have captured in their offensive against Kurdish-controlled areas of northeastern Syria, a war monitor said.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 12:54 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that threats of sanctions and arms embargoes by Western powers would not stop Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish militants in Syria.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 12:34 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that threats of sanctions and arms embargoes by Western powers would not stop Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish militants in Syria.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 12:24 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that threats of sanctions and arms embargoes by Western powers would not stop Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish militants in Syria.

Sunday, 13 October, 2019 , 12:13 AFP — France said Sunday it was "worried" after Kurdish authorities reported that hundreds of relatives of foreign jihadists had escaped from a displacement camp in northern Syria, under Turkish assault.