Calm reigns in northeast Syria as fragile U.S.-Turkey ceasefire holds

The truce sets out a five-day pause to let the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces militia pull out of a "safe zone" Turkey has vowed to create in territory extending more than 30 km into Syria.

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, October 17, 2019

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, October 17, 2019

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ByREUTERS

OCTOBER 19, 2019 13:53