Friday, 11 October, 2019 , 09:33 AFP — EU Council President Donald Tusk condemned as attempted "blackmail" Friday 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 , 08:33 AFP — Fighting raged in northeastern Syria on Friday as Turkish forces and their proxies tried to seize key Kurdish-held towns on the third day of a long-threatened offensive.
Friday, 11 October, 2019 , 08:23 AFP — France said Friday that EU sanctions against Turkey over its offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria are "on the table", after European nations failed to convince the UN Security Council to condemn the operation.
Friday, 11 October, 2019 , 07:39 AFP — France's Europe minister said Friday that EU sanctions against Turkey over its anti-Kurd offensive in Syria are "on the table", after European nations failed to convince the UN Security Council to condemn the military strikes by Ankara.
Friday, 11 October, 2019 , 04:23 AFP — Thousands of civilians fled air strikes and shelling as Syria's Kurds battled to hold off a Turkish invasion on Thursday, with fears mounting of a developing humanitarian crisis.
Friday, 11 October, 2019 , 03:56 AFP — The UN Security Council is considering a US-drafted text calling for Turkey, currently engaged in an offensive against Syrian Kurdish forces, to return to diplomacy, diplomatic sources said Thursday.
Thursday, 10 October, 2019 , 22:56 AFP — Syria's Kurds battled to hold off a Turkish invasion on Thursday as thousands of civilians fled air strikes and shelling that deepened fears of a humanitarian crisis.
Thursday, 10 October, 2019 , 22:37 AFP — Turkey's assault on Syrian Kurdish forces has not breached a red line declared by President Donald Trump, a US official said Thursday, as he added that Washington wanted to broker a ceasefire.
Thursday, 10 October, 2019 , 22:06 AFP — President Donald Trump has asked US diplomats to broker a ceasefire between Turkey and Kurdish forces in Syria, a US official said Thursday.
Thursday, 10 October, 2019 , 21:56 AFP — Turkey's assault on Syrian Kurdish forces has not breached a red line declared by President Donald Trump who demanded a "humane" offensive, a US official said Thursday.
