Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 14:45 AFP — Around 500 Syrian fighters graduated on Saturday from a US-led training course aimed at establishing a controversial "border security force" in the country's north.

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 14:23 AFP —

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 14:17 AFP —

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 12:51 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey had "de-facto" launched a new operation on the ground to oust Kurdish militia from a northern Syrian enclave, defying US warnings that the action risked destabilising the area.

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 12:02 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara has launched an operation on the ground to oust Kurdish militia from the Syrian town of Afrin.

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 11:43 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara had "de-facto" already launched an operation on the ground to oust Kurdish militia from the Syrian town of Afrin.

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 10:17 AFP — The Turkish army on Saturday launched new strikes against Kurdish militia in northern Syria as preparations intensified for a cross-border ground operation that has alarmed the United States.

Saturday, 20 January, 2018 , 08:08 AFP — The Turkish army said it launched new strikes Saturday against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia in northern Syria, amid mounting expectations of a cross-border ground operation.

Friday, 19 January, 2018 , 15:56 AFP — Turkey on Friday started fresh shelling of the Syrian town of Afrin in a move to oust a US-backed Kurdish militia that Ankara considers "terrorists" and vowed to press on with a full-scale operation against them.

Friday, 19 January, 2018 , 14:15 AFP — Mortar fire on a town in northern Syria held by Turkish-backed rebels wounded at least 14 people in a psychiatric hospital, a monitor said on Friday.