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Turkey agrees to pause Syrian assault, but no troop withdrawal

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Kurdish fighters forced to give up their heavy weapons and their positions in Syrian 'safe zone' destroyed, says foreign ministerUS Vice-President Mike Pence arrives at a media conference at the US embassy in Ankara, Turkey, October 17 2019. Picture: ADEM ALTAN/AFP

"The safe zone will be primarily enforced by the Turkish Armed Forces," a joint US-Turkish statement released after the talks said. "When the terrorist elements completely leave the safe zone, we can stop the operation," Cavusoglu said. "Today the US and Turkey have agreed to a ceasefire in Syria," Pence told a news conference after more than four hours of talks at the presidential palace in Ankara.

 

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