In Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey's military offensive into northeast Syria is as "vital" to Turkey as its 1974 military intervention in Cyprus, which split the island in two.

In a speech he delivered in Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday, Erdogan also made clear Turkey would not halt its offensive despite the widespread condemnation it has drawn.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised the US decision to withdraw from Syria. He noted that there was a discrepancy between the positions expressed by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and those of some Member States regarding Ankara's actions.

Erdogan told reporters that Turkey was ready to implement its decision regarding Manbij. 

Germany on Oct. 14 urged continued dialogue with Turkey despite big differences on Turkey's ongoing Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria.

Turkish air forces have hit an ammunition truck of the YPG on Oct. 14, video footage has shown.

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized foreign media on Oct. 14 for using misinformation on the country's ongoing Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 12 he hoped the YPG, the Syrian offshoot of the illegal PKK, would "back up" fighting the Turkish military in northeastern Syria.

The city center of Syria's Tal Abyad district has been cleared of YPG/PKK terrorists on Oct. 13 in Turkey's ongoing military operation.

A number of Turkish officials condemned the Turkish Cypriot president early on Oct. 13 over his remarks on Turkey's ongoing anti-terror operation in northern Syria.

Turkey's ongoing military operation in northern Syria aims to clear its borders of terrorists and is being conducted against only terror groups, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Oct. 13. 

A senior U.S. official from the State Department has admitted that the YPG is the Syrian offshoot of the PKK terrorist organization from which Turkey has been suffering horrific terrorist attacks since 1984.