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From the Liveblog of Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Turkey vows to pursue Syria offensive ‘with or without world support’

15 October 2019, 8:29 pm

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Turkey vows to pursue its Syria offensive and slams a “dirty deal” between President Bashar Assad’s regime and Kurdish forces after the withdrawal of US forces from northern Syria.

This picture taken on October 14, 2019 shows smoke rises from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, from the Turkish side of the border at Ceylanpinar district in Sanliurfa, on the sixth day of Turkey’s military operation against Kurdish forces. (Ozan KOSE / AFP)

“We will continue to combat all terrorist groups, including Daesh, whether or not the world agrees to support our efforts,” Fahrettin Altun, communications director at the Turkish presidency, tells AFP, using an alternative acronym for the Islamic State group.

— AFP

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