Turkey launches air strikes in Syria

Turkish jets have bombed parts of north-eastern Syria at the start of an offensive which could lead to conflict with Kurdish-led allies of the U.S.


TURKEY: Plans to set up “safe zone” extending 30km into Syria to clear Kurdish militias

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Air strikes and artillery reported in Ras al-Ain and in Tal Abyad

Turkey’s “safe zone”


Camps holding families of IS suspects
Areas of control (as of Oct 9, 2019)
Syrian government forces 
Opposition forces 
Turkish-backed opposition and Turkish military
Kurdish forces
So-called Islamic State militants


TURKEY
Latakia
Idlib
Aleppo
Afrin
Gaziantep
Manbij
Kobane
Akcakale
Tal Abyad
Ras al Ain
Diyarbakir
Qamishli
Roj
Hawl
Hasakah
Ain Issa
SYRIA
Deir al-Zour
Raqqa
IRAQ
River Euphrates
100km 60 miles


TURKEY
Area of detail
SYRIA
Damascus
JORDAN
IRAQ
200km 125 miles


Sources: Conflict Monitor by IHS Markit, Reuters, BBC 
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