Syrian army moves to confront Turkish forces

Syrian government troops have moved into a series of towns and villages in northern Syria, setting up a potential clash with Turkish-led forces in the area, as U.S. troops prepared to pull out


TURKEY
Gaziantep 
Kobane*
Tal Abyad
Ras al-Ayn
Diyarbakir
Tal Tamr
Qamishli
M4
Latakia
LEBANON
Idlib 
Afrin
Aleppo
Manbij*
Tabqa 
Ain Issa
SYRIA
Raqqa
M4 highway between Tal Tamr and Ain Issa
Deir al-Zour
Hasakah
IRAQ
River Euphrates

100km 60 miles


TURKEY
Area of detail
SYRIA
Damascus
JORDAN
IRAQ

200km 125 miles


Turkish-desired “safe zone” in Syria 
Full or partial Turkish control
Syrian army deployments

Areas of control (as of Oct 14, 2019) 
Syrian government and allies 
Opposition forces
Turkish-backed opposition and Turkish military
Kurdish-led forces
So-called Islamic State militants


*Within 48 hours of Oct 13 


Sources: AP, BBC, LiveuaMap, Reuters
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