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Two war monitor groups reported fighting in Syrian villages Friday, a day after Turkey agreed with the United States to pause its offensive for five days to let Kurdish forces withdraw. But Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denied any ongoing clashes in northeastern Syria. CBC | World News
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What the temporary ceasefire deal in northern Syria means for key players in the conflict
Despite a temporary ceasefire deal announced Thursday by the U.S. and Turkey, war monitor groups say the fighting continues. Turkey’s president, however, denies there are ongoing clashes. What happens in the coming days is an open question. Here’s a look at what the deal means for some of the key players in the conflict. CBC | World News
Read More »Kurds Quickly Reject ‘Cease Fire’ Deal In Syria Announced By Mike Pence, ‘No Safe Zone Will Happen,’ Kurds Say
Within about an hour of United States Vice President Mike Pence announcing what he called a negotiated “cease fire” in Turkey’s attack on the Kurdish people living in Northeastern Syria, the Kurds flatly rejected the deal, saying that the agreement meant that they would be forced to abandon the territory that has served as home to the otherwise stateless people ...
Read More »Turkey agrees to temporary ceasefire in northern Syria, Pence says
U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence said Turkey has agreed to a temporary ceasefire in northern Syria. Pence and a U.S. delegation met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to persuade him to halt an offensive against Kurdish fighters. CBC | World News
Read More »Turkish, Kurdish forces battle for border town in Syria
Turkish artillery are pounding suspected Syrian Kurdish positions near a town in northeast Syria as Turkey’s military incursion enters its seventh day. CBC | World News
Read More »Hundreds of ISIS-affiliated foreigners escape Syria camp after Turkish shelling, Kurdish officials say
Officials with the Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria said 785 foreigners affiliated with ISIS managed to escape a camp where they were being held following Turkish shelling on Sunday. CBC | World News
Read More »Turkish forces push deeper into northeastern Syria as NATO chief urges restraint
Turkish forces pushed deeper into northeastern Syria on Friday, the third day of a cross-border offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters that has set off another mass displacement of civilians and met with widespread criticism from the international community. CBC | World News
Read More »Divided UN fails to agree on Turkey’s offensive in Syria
The divided UN Security Council has failed to agree on Turkey’s offensive in northeast Syria, with Europeans demanding a halt to military action and Syrian ally Russia calling for “restraint” and “direct dialogue” between the two countries. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. pullback in Syria has some questioning Netanyahu’s alliance with Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bet on President Donald Trump has yielded major diplomatic gains but the U.S. pullback from Syria is raising worries about that strategy. CBC | World News
Read More »Turkey says ground forces are advancing Kurds in northern Syria
Turkish ground forces pressed their advance against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Thursday, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said, launching airstrikes and unleashing artillery shelling on Syrian towns and villages the length of its border. CBC | World News
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