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2019: A look back at a year of global turmoil
A look back at the explosion of demonstrations across the world as people demanded change, as well as other events that marked the year.
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Trump suggestion of taking Syrian oil draws rebukes
Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp, the two largest US oil companies operating in the Middle East, declined to comment on his remarks.
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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 weapons from the designated area in northeast Syria within the agreed deadline.
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Trump announces Turkey sanctions 'will be lifted'
The president added that a 'small number' of US troops would remain in the conflict-hit Syria.
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Erdogan hails 'historic agreement' with Putin over Syria
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.
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European, US lawmakers jointly condemn Turkey invasion
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'.
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Pence announces ceasefire deal with Erdogan to end Turkey's Syria offensive
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.
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Turkey defiant on Syria offensive as US demands ceasefire
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.
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UN Security Council warns of 'risk of dispersion' of Syria jihadists
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.
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Trump sanctions fail to slow Turkey assault; Syrian troops move on Manbij
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.
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As options narrow on Syria, Trump prepares to drop sanctions hammer on Turkey
Using the US military to stop the Turkish offensive on US-allied Kurdish fighters was never an option, defence officials have said, and Trump asked the Pentagon on Sunday to begin a 'deliberate' withdrawal of all US troops from northern Syria.
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Furious with Turkey, EU threatens sanctions, arms embargo
Turkey has stepped up its air and artillery strikes on Kurdish militia in northeast Syria, escalating an offensive that has drawn warnings of a humanitarian disaster and also raised the prospect of new US sanctions on Ankara.
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US pulls back troops in northeast Syria, opening way to Turkish attack
The forces, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, accused Washington of reneging on an ally, warning it would have a 'great negative' impact on the war against the militants.
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Erdogan threatens Europe with refugees if no support
Turkey is home to more than 3.6 million Syrian refugees and recently called for a "safe zone" in the war-torn country's northeast, to which refugees could return.
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Air strikes stop in Syria's Idlib after truce announced
Clashes between regime loyalists and insurgents on the edges of the anti-government bastion have also ceased after a unilateral ceasefire by Syrian regime forces went into effect at 6:00am he said.
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Lebanon 'forcibly deported' nearly 2,500 Syrian refugees: Amnesty
Amnesty cited data from Lebanon's General Security agency and the Lebanese government showing that some 2,447 Syrians had been expelled between mid-May and August 9.
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New video emerges of abducted SA journalist Shiraaz Mohamed
A new video has emerged of abducted South African photojournalist Shiraaz Mohamed pleading for help.
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IS 'resurging' in Syria as US pulls troops - watchdog
The jihadists are exploiting weaknesses in local forces to make gains, the report from the Office of Inspector General said.
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Israel says Arrow-3 missile shield passes US trials, warns Iran
Israel views the Arrow-3 as a bulwark against the ballistic missiles fielded by Iran and Syria.
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UN rights chief condemns 'indifference' over Syria bloodshed
Since late April, the Syrian regime and Russia have stepped up deadly raids on the Idlib region of three million people, a jihadist-held bastion in the country's northwest.
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Air strikes kill 12 civilians in northwest Syria: monitor
Since late April, the Syrian regime and Russia have stepped up deadly raids on the Idlib region of three million people.
