Wednesday, 9 October, 2019 , 22:37 AFP — Syrian Kurds facing a Turkish military operation did not "help us in Normandy," US President Donald Trump said Wednesday, defending his widely-criticized decision to clear the way for the assault.
Wednesday, 9 October, 2019 , 22:29 AFP — President Donald Trump has come under angry criticism from US military veterans for abandoning Kurdish battlefield allies after greenlighting Turkey's assault on the Kurds in northeastern Syria.
Wednesday, 9 October, 2019 , 21:31 AFP — Iraqi President Barham Saleh warned Wednesday that Turkey's military offensive in Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria would cause humanitarian suffering and "strengthen terrorist groups".
Wednesday, 9 October, 2019 , 21:09 AFP — World governments reacted with concern Wednesday after Turkey launched a military offensive on Kurdish forces in northern Syria, while the UN Security Council plans to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the assault.
Wednesday, 9 October, 2019 , 20:49 AFP — France's foreign minister on Wednesday condemned Turkey's assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria, saying the offensive "must stop".
Wednesday, 9 October, 2019 , 20:29 AFP — In launching an offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria, Turkey is risking a new low in relations with the United States including potentially painful sanctions, even if President Donald Trump may prove sympathetic.
Wednesday, 9 October, 2019 , 20:25 AFP — France's foreign minister on Wednesday condemned Turkey's assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria, saying the offensive "must stop".
Wednesday, 9 October, 2019 , 20:23 AFP — The Kurd-led Syrian Democratic Forces Wednesday said they repelled a Turkish ground offensive on Syria's northern border, shortly after Ankara announced the land phase of its operation against Kurdish forces had commenced.
Wednesday, 9 October, 2019 , 20:21 AFP — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he hoped that his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan would "act rationally" as his military launched a broad assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeast Syria.
Wednesday, 9 October, 2019 , 20:09 AFP — Turkey launched a broad assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria on Wednesday, with intensive bombardment paving the way for a ground offensive made possible by the withdrawal of US troops.
