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Turkey accuses Syrian Kurd forces of violating ceasefire


Saturday, 19 October, 2019 , 08:53

Istanbul, Oct 19, 2019 (AFP) — Turkey on Saturday accused Kurdish forces of violating an agreement to suspend its Syria offensive if they withdraw from a safe zone along the border.

"The Turkish armed forces fully abides by the agreement" reached on Thursday with the United States, the defence ministry said in a statement. "Despite this, terrorists ... carried out a total of 14 attacks in the last 36 hours."