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Syrian government forces are seen in the town of Tall Tamr in the countryside of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, as Syrian regime forces moved towards the Turkish border after Damascus reached a deal with beleaguered Kurdish forces following a US withdrawal announcement. IMAGES
Turkish-backed Syrian fighters celebrate in the streets of Afrin on Sunday. Turkish forces and their Syrian allies were in control of the Kurdish-majority city of Afrin in northwestern Syria on Sunday, AFP journalists on the ground reported. IMAGES
Civilians took to the roads on Friday to flee Afrin, as Turkish-led forces pressed an operation to seize the Kurdish-majority region. IMAGES
US Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications, Ben Rhodes, warned Turkey against engaging with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), during the daily press briefing in Washington D.C. on Monday. Rhodes said that although the US support the Turkish effort to rid Jarablus of so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) fighters, they do not however "support and we would oppose efforts to move south and engage in activities against" the SDF.
A Russian military jet was shot down in Syria near the Turkish border after being warned repeatedly about crossing into Turkish airspace on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
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