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The ethnically divided Kurdish-held border town of Ras al-Ain is one of the key targets of Turkey's nearly week-old invasion and has ome under heavy bombardment

Syrian Kurds Defend Key Town As Pence, Pompeo Sent To Press Turkey

Kurdish fighters battled to defend a key Syrian border town from Turkish-backed forces in a flare-up of violence Tuesday as US President Donald Trump sent his vice president and top diplomat to Ankara to demand a ceasefire.Russia, already the key foreign power in Syria, stepped into the void caused by Trump's withdrawal of US troops by deploying patrols to prevent clashes between Syrian and Turkish forces.
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Turkish-backed Syrian fighters watch as smoke billows from the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad

Kurds Announce Deal With Damascus As Turkey Pushes Deep Into Syria

Syria's Kurds have announced a groundbreaking deal with Damascus on a Syrian troop deployment near the border with Turkey, as Ankara presses a deadly cross-border offensive that has sparked an international outcry.The announcement on Sunday came as the United States ordered the withdrawal of almost its entire ground force in Syria.Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the move to withdraw 1,000 US troops came after Washington learned that Turkey was pressing further into Syria than expected.
Turkish troops and their Syrian allies step up their offensive against Kurdish forces, thrusting into the key border town of Ras al-Ain

Turkey Steps Up Assault On Syria Kurds Defying Sanctions Threats

Ankara stepped up its assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria on Saturday, defying mounting threats of international sanctions, even from Washington.Buoyed by a night of steady advances in the countryside, Turkish troops and their Syrian allies entered the battleground town of Ras al-Ain, sources on both sides said.The Turkish defence ministry hailed its forces' capture of the first Kurdish-held town of the offensive so far.
The US has dramatically restricted access for migrants seeking to request asylum, most of whom President Donald Trump's administration says are "economic refugees," rather than people actually fleeing for their lives; Trump is pictured October 10, 2019

Migrants Block US-Mexico Border Crossing, Force Closure

The US has dramatically restricted access for migrants seeking to request asylum, most of whom President Donald Trump's administration says are "economic refugees," rather than people actually fleeing for their lives; Trump is pictured October 10, 2019
Turkish troops keep up their build-up along the Syrian border though the night as the government promises a long-threatend assault on the Kurdish-ruled northeast will begin "soon"

Turkey Launches Ground Offensive Against Kurdish Forces In Syria

Turkey has launched a broad assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria, with intensive bombardment followed by a ground offensive made possible by the withdrawal of US troops.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday the start of the attack on Twitter and soon after jets and artillery targeted Kurdish positions along the full width of the border, sending thousands of civilians fleeing their homes.

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