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Thursday, October 17, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Pence says Turkey agrees to ceasefire in Syria
ANKARA, Turkey — US Vice President Mike Pence says that Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in Syria.
Pence speaks after a high-level delegation of US officials met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey.
Pence says there will “a pause in military operations for 120 hours” to allow the US-allied Syrian Kurds to withdraw.
The vice president says the US and Turkey have “mutually committed to peaceful resolution and future for the safe zone.”
— AP
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