Turkey agrees with US to halt Syria attack

By Humeyra Pamuk and Ece Toksabay and Tuvan Gumrukcu
Updated October 18 2019 - 6:33am, first published 6:29am
US Vice President Mike Pence says Turkey's has agreed to a five-day ceasefire in Syria.
US Vice President Mike Pence says Turkey's has agreed to a five-day ceasefire in Syria.

Turkey has agreed to pause its offensive in Syria for five days to let Kurdish forces withdraw from a "safe zone" Ankara had sought to capture, in a deal hailed by Washington but which Turkish leaders cast as a complete victory.

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