Associated Press journalists witnessed continued fightingт Oct. 18 morning in a northeast Syrian town at the center of the fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces, despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire that went into effect hours earlier.
Associated Press: Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town despite cease-fire
Turkish-backed Syrian fighters take cover next to corpses in the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain on October 17, 2019, during Ankara's deadly offensive against Kurdish forces. - US Vice President Mike Pence met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to push for a ceasefire in Syria after Ankara rebuffed international pressure to halt its deadly offensive against Kurdish forces.