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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 566

Ras al-Ayn

Turkish soldiers on a truck drive back from Syria, in the border town of Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, October 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
November 1, 2019, 1:42 pm
Turkey, Russia begin joint patrols in northern Syria
Troops, armored vehicles and drones deployed along a 110-kilometer route where Syrian Kurdish fighters were forced to withdraw following Ankara incursion
By Mehmet Guzel
Turkish soldiers at a position east of the northeastern Syrian town of Ras al-AIn watch as a tank fires on positions held by fighters from the Syrian Democratic Army (SDF) on October 28, 2019. (Nazeer Al-khatib / AFP)
October 29, 2019, 3:27 pm
Syrian, Turkish forces exchange fire in first border zone clash
War monitor reports heavy fighting near border town of Ras al-Ayn after Kurdish fighters forced to retreat by US military withdrawal
By AFP
A convoy of ambulances evacuating fighters and injured members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), as a well as wounded civilians, leaves the northeastern Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain on October 20, 2019. (Nazeer Al-Khatib/AFP)
October 20, 2019, 7:36 pm
Kurdish fighters withdraw from besieged Syria town
Pullout from Ras al-Ain comes as US troops leave their largest base in north of country; Trump tweets ceasefire ‘holding up very nicely’
By Nazeer al-Khatib and Delil Souleiman
Members of the special forces of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are pictured during preparations to join the front against Turkish forces, on October 10, 2019, near the northern Syrian town of Hasakeh. (Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)
October 20, 2019, 10:35 am
Syrian Kurds will withdraw from border in accordance with US deal
Top Syrian Democratic Forces official says evacuation of Ras al-Ayn planned Sunday, after partial evacuation took place Saturday
By Agencies
This picture taken on October 18, 2019 from the Turkish side of the border in Ceylanpinar shows smoke rising from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on the first week of Turkey's military operation against Kurdish forces. (Ozan KOSE / AFP)
October 18, 2019, 10:49 am
Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town resumes despite ceasefire
Shelling and billowing smoke seen around Ras al-Ayn, accompanied by sound of gunfire
By Mehmet Guzel
This picture taken on October 17, 2019 from the Turkish side of the border with Syria in the Ceylanpinar district city of Sanliurfa shows smoke and fire rising from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ayn during the Turkish offensive against Kurdish groups in northeastern Syria. (Ozan KOSE/AFP)
October 17, 2019, 3:50 pm
Kurdish politician urges Israeli diplomatic intervention to stop Turkish assault
Speaking to Israeli radio, lawmaker calls for action ‘to save the Kurdish people,’ as authorities ask for humanitarian corridor, accuse Ankara of using banned weapons in Syria
By ToI Staff and AFP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets members of his Justice and Development (AK) Party during a meeting at the Turkish National Assembly in Ankara, Turkey, on October 16, 2019. (Adem Altan/AFP)
October 16, 2019, 5:55 pm
In reversal, Turkey says Erdogan will meet Pence after all
As American VP heads to Ankara to push for ceasefire, Turkish leader vows to continue offensive in Syria until Kurdish fighters ‘lay down their arms’
By AFP
Turkish tanks and troops stationed near Syrian town of Manbij, Syria, October 15, 2019. (Ugur Can/DHA via AP)
October 16, 2019, 2:42 pm
Syria troops fighting Turkish forces alongside Kurds, says monitor
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports government troops in town of Ain Issa; Russian envoy says Ankara and Damascus officials in contact to avoid ‘unacceptable’ clashes
By AFP
Syrian families fleeing the battle zone between Turkey-led forces and Kurdish fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in and around the northern flashpoint town of Ras al-Ain on the border with Turkey, arrive along with Syrian Arab and Kurdish civilians in the city of Tal Tamr on the outskirts of Hasakeh on October 15, 2019. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)
October 15, 2019, 2:52 pm
Syrian Kurds defend key border town as Turkey continues onslaught
Despite much of border being seized by Ankara in week-long operation, SDF fighters still putting up a fight in Ras al-Ain as Erdogan ignores US pressure
By Delil Souleiman and Shaun Tandon
Turkish soldiers and Turkey-backed Syrian fighters ride on an army tank near the Turkish village of Akcakale along the border with Syria on October 11, 2019, as they prepare to take part in the Turkish-led assault on northeastern Syria (Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)
October 12, 2019, 8:32 pm
Turkey’s takeover of northern Syria all but certain, but will come at a price
Erdogan’s forces face formidable opponent in Kurds, who are fighting in their own territory on their own terms, drawing blood that will test support at home for Turkish president
By Avi Issacharoff
A Turkish-backed Syrian rebel watches as smoke billows from the border town of Ras al-Ayn on October 12, 2019. (Nazeer Al-khatib/AFP)
October 12, 2019, 4:55 pm
Turkish forces claim to capture center of key Syrian border town; Kurds deny it
War monitor group also says Erdogan’s troops enter heart of Ras al-Ayn, marking most significant gain since invasion began; Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces say they’re still there
By Mehmet Guzel
Kurdish peshmerga fighters gesture and wave a Kurdish flag from a military vehicle armed with a heavy infantry weapon as they ride towards the Syrian town of Kobani, also known as Ain al-Arab, from the border town of Suruc, in the Turkish southeastern Sanliurfa province, on October 31, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/STRINGER)
March 13, 2015, 7:37 pm
US boosts non-lethal aid to Syrian opposition
Kurds call for coalition airstrikes against IS as Obama pushes to allocate additional $70 million to rebel groups
By AP
An oilfield (illustrative photo: AP/Manu Brabo)
August 10, 2013, 8:43 pm
Is a free Kurdistan, and a new Israeli ally, upon us?
As Syria’s Kurds carve out an autonomous region, their brethren in Iraq continue to wait for the right moment
By Lazar Berman
Illustrative photo of fighters from the Kurdish YPG militia alongside the group's flag in northern Syria (al-Jazeera video screenshot , YouTube)
July 17, 2013, 1:03 pm
Syrian Kurds to declare autonomy from Damascus
Clashes between Kurds, Islamists precede planned July 19 announcement; Ankara fires at Syrian targets after cross-border fire kills at least 1
By Ilan Ben Zion
This amateur video provided to AP shows billowing smoke in the Syrian town of Ras al-Ayn, as seen from the Turkish town of Ceylanpinar on Tuesday November 13, 2012 (photo credit: AP Photo/AP Video)
January 22, 2013, 8:40 am
Turkish man hit by stray bullet from Syria
For the third time in a week, clashes between Damascus and rebel forces spills over into border town
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