Shelling heard around Syrian town after Turkish-U.S. ceasefire deal. More here
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey - Shelling and gunfire resounded around the northeast Syrian town of Ras al Ain on Friday, a day after Turkey agreed with the United States to pause its offensive in Syria for five days to let Kurdish forces withdraw.
If implemented, the deal would achieve all the main objectives Turkey announced when it launched its assault on Oct. 9: control of a strip of Syria more than 30 km deep, with the SDF forces - once U.S. allies in the years long fight against Islamic State - obliged to pull out. It said Washington and Ankara would cooperate on handling Islamic State fighters and family members held in prisons and camps, a major international concern. Pence said U.S. sanctions imposed on Tuesday would be lifted once the ceasefire became permanent.
He declined to call the agreement a “ceasefire”, saying ceasefires could be agreed only by legitimate sides, and not by a Kurdish militia that Turkey considers a terrorist group. If successful, the ceasefire deal could smooth over a major rift between the United States and Turkey, the only Muslim NATO ally.
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