Friday, 11 October, 2019 , 22:22 AFP — Facing a backlash for appearing to greenlight Turkey's assault against Kurdish forces in Syria, President Donald Trump on Friday dialed up pressure on America's NATO ally by threatening crippling sanctions.
Friday, 11 October, 2019 , 19:41 AFP — Battles raged Friday as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press an assault against Kurdish forces in Syria, dismissing "threats" from other countries while the US warned Ankara of fresh sanctions.
Friday, 11 October, 2019 , 18:34 AFP — US President Donald Trump is to authorize wide-ranging sanctions aimed at dissuading Turkey from further offensive military action in northeastern Syria, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday.
Friday, 11 October, 2019 , 17:50 AFP — Turkey pressed its deadly offensive against Kurdish targets in Syria on Friday as it battled to seize key border towns on the third day of an operation that has forced 100,000 civilians to flee.
Friday, 11 October, 2019 , 17:46 AFP — EU Council President Donald Tusk on Friday condemned as attempted "blackmail" a threat by the Turkish president to allow millions of refugees to head to Europe if the bloc criticises Ankara's offensive in Syria.
Friday, 11 October, 2019 , 17:30 AFP — Eight civilians were killed and 35 injured in a mortar attack by Kurdish forces on a Turkish border town on Friday, the local governor's office said.
Friday, 11 October, 2019 , 17:12 AFP — The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility for a bomb attack that killed at least six people on Friday in the Syrian Kurdish town of Qamishli.
Friday, 11 October, 2019 , 17:00 AFP — US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Friday he has "no indication" that Turkey is prepared to halt its offensive targeting Kurdish-led fighters in northeast Syria.
Friday, 11 October, 2019 , 16:50 AFP — Turkey's deadly assault against Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria has forced around 100,000 people to flee their homes, the United Nations said Friday.
Friday, 11 October, 2019 , 16:48 AFP — The Netherlands is to freeze all weapons exports to Turkey in the aftermath of Ankara's assault on Kurdish forces in northern Syria, the Dutch foreign ministry said Friday.
