Turkey's military operation in Syria: All the latest updates

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Heavy fighting continues as Turkey presses ahead with its military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria, now in its seventh day.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the offensive aims to remove the Kurdish-led forces from the border area and create a "safe zone" to which millions of Syrian refugees can be returned.

The move came after the United States announced it was withdrawing its troops from the area, leaving the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), its main ally in the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) armed group, without US military support.

US senator to introduce Turkey sanctions bill
Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham said he will introduce a bill on Thursday sanctioning Turkey for its offensive.

"I will be introducing sanctions against Turkey Thursday and I do appreciate what the (Trump) administration has done against Turkey through executive action but more to follow," the Reuters news agency quoted Graham as telling reporters.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/turkey-military-operation-syria-latest-updates-191015062532991.html

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1. Pompeo to accompany Pence, according to the link...

Erdogan strongly suggests in another article he won't meet with them. This should be interesting.

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2. When the president does everything himself, why would you talk to #2?

Erdogan said he would only meet with trump.