Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 18:39 AFP — Damascus on Saturday denied Turkey had informed it of its planned military operation against Afrin, a Kurdish-controlled enclave in the war-ravaged country's north.

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 18:11 AFP — Britain said NATO ally Turkey had a "legitimate interest" in the security of its borders, after Ankara launched attacks on Kurdish militia Saturday.

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 17:57 AFP — Russia on Saturday voiced concern and urged restraint over a new Turkish operation to oust Kurdish militia from a northern Syrian enclave, with Moscow responding by withdrawing its troops from the zone in question.

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 17:39 AFP — Turkey on Saturday launched a new air and ground operation to oust Kurdish militia from their northern Syrian enclave, defying US warnings that the action risked further destabilising the area after almost seven years of civil war.

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 16:57 AFP — Syria's northern region of Afrin, now facing a Turkish assault, was long known for its abundant olive groves and as the first area where Kurdish authorities implemented self-rule.

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 16:02 AFP — Russia on Saturday voiced concern and urged restraint over a new Turkish operation to oust Kurdish militia from a northern Syrian enclave, with Moscow responding by withdrawing its troops from the zone in question.

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 15:34 AFP — Turkey on Saturday launched a new air and ground operation to oust Kurdish militia from a northern Syrian enclave, defying US warnings that the action risked destabilising the area.

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 15:23 AFP — Russia on Saturday voiced concern and urged restraint over a new Turkish operation to oust Kurdish militia from a northern Syrian enclave in Syria.

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 14:59 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met Kurdish regional government counterpart Nechirvan Barzani for the first time on Saturday since the autonomous northern region's failed attempt to secede.

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 14:45 AFP — Turkish war planes on Saturday launched air strikes on positions of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia in Syria, the prime minister said, as Ankara launched a new operation against the group.