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Syrians flee the Syrian-Turkish border town of Ras al-Ain as smoke billows after Turkey launched an assault on Syrian Kurdish sites. 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.
Istanbul (Turkey), Sep 21 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Sedat Suna) Adnan Osman, a 12-year-old Syrian Kurdish refugee, is a promising fighter for the Avcilar Municipality Sports Club in Istanbul who is clear that "he wants to win championships in name of Turkey", the country that welcomed him and his family when he was just three years old, after fleeing the war in Syria.FOOTAGE OF OSMAN DURING A FIGHT AT THE FESTIVAL ULUGAZI OIL WRESTLING IN ISTANBUL. FOOTAGE OF HIS TRAINING WITH TRAINER YASIN GÜNES.
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
Smoke billow above the northeastern Syrian border on the fourth day of Turkey's offensive on Kurdish-controlled areas in the country. IMAGES
A military convoy sent by Ankara transporting Turkish-backed Syrian fighters and military vehicles arrives in the Turkish town of Akcakale near the Syrian border, a day after president Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched an offensive in northern Syria. IMAGES