The Trump administration lifts the sanctions it placed on Turkey, in response to the latter's ceasefire. While U.S. President Donald Trump states the ceasefire is permanent, he threatens to reinstate the sanctions if "something happens that we are not happy with". 2019-10-23
Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, presidents of Russia and Turkey respectively, reach an agreement in Sochi, which would end Turkey's offensive into Northern Syria. 2019-10-22
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says his country is ready to mediate between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces. 2019-10-21
Turkish airstrikes kill five civilians in the village of Bab al-Kheir. 2019-10-18
A thousand U.S. soldiers are to be pulled out of Syria because of the Turkish offensive. 2019-10-13
Senior SDF official Redur Xelil says defending ISIL prisons is not a priority anymore due to the conflict with Turkey. 2019-10-12
Women at the SDF-controlled Al-Hawl refugee camp, which holds around 74,000 refugees, mostly the wives and children of ISIL fighters, riot and burn their tents according to a Kurdish security official. 2019-10-9
Multiple reports that ISIL has committed multiple suicide bombings in the Syrian city of Raqqa. 2019-10-9