Turkey widens invasion-Syrian army returns

By Mehmet Guzel and Bassem Mroue
Updated October 15 2019 - 1:08pm, first published 1:02pm
Syrian troops arriving to help Kurdish forces against Turkey have been welcomed by local civilians.
Syrian troops arriving to help Kurdish forces against Turkey have been welcomed by local civilians.

Syrian government troops have moved into towns and villages in northeastern Syria, including the flashpoint region of Manbij, setting up a potential clash with Turkish-led forces advancing in the area as long-standing alliances in the region began to shift or crumble following the pullback of US forces.

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