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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
US-backed Syria force suspends anti-IS attacks after Turkey hits
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Kurdish-led force backed by a US-led coalition says it is suspending operations against the Islamic State group after Turkey shelled Kurdish militia posts in northern Syria.
The Syrian Democratic Forces, joint Arab-Kurdish units led by the Kurds, announced a “temporary halt” to their operation, launched in eastern Syria on September 10, and condemned Turkey’s “provocations.”
On Wednesday, Turkish shelling of Kurdish positions in the Kobane sector of northern Syria killed four fighters, according to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency.
The SDF condemned what it called the “coordination” of Turkey’s attacks with a fightback by jihadists and warned of “a prolonged halt to our military operation” against IS if Ankara keeps up its strikes.
— AFP
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