Kurds
Turkey will clear Syria border area of YPG if Russia fails to act - Erdogan
Russia has already warned the YPG that it will face the full force of Turkey's army, the second biggest in Nato, if it fails to withdraw its fighters and...
Erdogan also announced a 150-hour deadline beginning on Wednesday for Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters and their weapons to be moved back 30 kilometres from areas on the Turkish border which are currently outside the scope of the Turkish offensive.
European and US lawmakers united Friday in condemnation of Turkey's invasion of Syria and President Donald Trump's troop withdrawal from the country, warning it would trigger a 'resurgence of Islamic terrorism'.
Speaking after crisis talks with Erdogan in Ankara, Pence said that under the deal all military operations would be paused to allow a pullback of Kurdish YPG militia over a 120-hour period.
Days after US troops abruptly began withdrawing, clashes continued across the region on Thursday, with Kurdish fighters in the border town of Ras al-Ain burning tyres in a bid to blind Ankara's warplanes and digging in against a ground offensive by Turkish-backed Syrian rebels.
The Council's 15 members including Russia, a key player in the conflict, declared themselves 'very concerned (about) a further deterioration of the humanitarian situation' in northeastern Syria.
Turkey ignored US sanctions and pressed on with its offensive in northern Syria on Tuesday, while the Russia-backed Syrian army roared into one of the most hotly contested cities abandoned by US forces in Donald Trump’s retreat.
Turkey's response came after Trump on Sunday warned on Twitter: "Will devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds."
Turkey, which regards the Kurdish YPG militia in Afrin as a threat on its southern border, launched an assault on the region last month.
A spokesperson for the coalition said on Sunday that it was looking at “adjustments” to the support it provides to the SDF, ranging from the number of advisers to training and artillery.
The short suspension in production helped push up world oil prices LCOc1 as the shutdown represented more than half of total Kurdish output.
The official told Reuters the oilfields and the air base west of Kirkuk were still under Kurdish control.
The vote organised by Kurdish authorities is expected to deliver a comfortable “yes” for independence, but is not binding.
Blaise Misztal says the US erred by bringing in Turkey’s Erdogan in the battle against Islamic State.
Turkish jets launched their heaviest assault on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq overnight.
The PM urged parliament to strip politicians with links to Kurdish militanta of immunity from prosecution.
Turkey attacked Kurdish insurgent camps in Iraq for a second night on Sunday.
The base was captured in Raqqa province as the Kurds advance deeper into territory held by Isis.
Aided by US air strikes, the Kurdish-led YPG militia may have dealt Isis its worst defeats to date.