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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
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
Images show destruction caused by Turkish air strikes against Kurdish power plants in northern Syria. Turkey announced early Sunday it had carried out air strikes against outlawed Kurdish 'militant bases' across northern Syria and Iraq which it said were being used to launch "terrorist" attacks on its soil. IMAGES
Turkish Foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets with US national security advisor Robert O’Brien in Ankara amid rising tensions between Turkey and the United States as Ankara rebuffed international pressure to curb its deadly offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria. IMAGES
A convoy of Turkish tanks moves along the border in the town of Akcakale to enter the border town of Tal Abyad, recently conquered by Turkish forces and their Syrian auxiliaries. IMAGES