ANKARA, Turkey — Vice President Mike Pence announced on Oct. 17 that the U.S. and Turkey had agreed to a five-day cease-fire in northern Syria to allow for a Kurdish withdrawal from a security zone roughly 20 miles south of the Turkish border, in what appeared to be a significant embrace of Turkey’s position in the week-long conflict.
Associated Press: Turkey has agreed to cease-fire in Syria
Kurds living in Athens holding flags and drawings representing the Turkish President march to the Turkish and the US embassies in Athens on Oct. 17, 2019 to protest against the Turkish assault on the Kurds in northeastern Syria.
