Thursday, 10 October, 2019 , 12:52 AFP — Kurdish leaders on Thursday called on European countries to withdraw their ambassadors from Turkey in protest at Ankara's military operation against their forces in northern Syria.

Thursday, 10 October, 2019 , 12:43 AFP — Turkey's military offensive on northeastern Syria has displaced more than 60,000 people in less than a day, a war monitor said Thursday.

Thursday, 10 October, 2019 , 12:32 AFP — Israel on Thursday slammed Turkey's "invasion" of Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria and warned against "ethnic cleansing" of the Kurdish people, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.

Thursday, 10 October, 2019 , 11:57 AFP — France's foreign ministry on Thursday summoned the Turkish ambassador to Paris over Ankara's air and ground offensive into Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria, a diplomatic source said.

Thursday, 10 October, 2019 , 11:30 AFP — Syria's Kurds said Thursday that Turkish bombardment had hit a prison they use to house captured Islamic State group fighters, despite Ankara's pledge to do nothing to undermine the campaign against the jihadists.

Thursday, 10 October, 2019 , 10:47 AFP — Syria's Kurds battled to hold off a Turkish invasion on Thursday after air strikes and shelling launched a long-threatened operation that could reshape the country and trigger a humanitarian crisis.

Thursday, 10 October, 2019 , 10:26 AFP — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that Ankara and Damascus should discuss the issue of Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria directly, calling Turkey's cross-border assault a product of US policies.

Thursday, 10 October, 2019 , 10:03 AFP — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that Ankara and Damascus should discuss the issue of Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria directly, calling Turkey's cross-border assault a product of US policies.

Thursday, 10 October, 2019 , 09:57 AFP — Iran called Thursday for an immediate halt to Turkey's offensive on Kurdish-ruled northeastern Syria, citing concern for the dangers to civilians in the conflict zone.

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