But president rejects US responsibility for region: 'Anyone who wants to assist in protecting the Kurds is good with me, whether it is Russia, China, or Napoleon Bonaparte'

One expert says troop pullout will impact US credibility for years to come; another believes president's stock in Mideast has plummeted while Putin's is skyrocketing

American soldiers prepare to evacuate equipment in advance of a full withdrawal, as Trump threatens Turkey with sanctions over offensive

Dropped by their US ally and forced to call in the Damascus regime to face Turkey, the minority group could pay a steep price for its protection

Turkey accuses Kurdish fighters of 'emptying' prison holding jihadists before arrival of its troops in the area

Regime troops move toward border after reaching deal with Kurds to help counter Turkish military offensive; Erdogan signals imminent assault on Manbij

Over 100 relatives of jihadists flee Turkish bombardments in Ain Issa

Hevrin Khalaf, her driver and others 'executed' by fighters allied with Ankara outside Tel Abyad in northern Syria

Turkish forces' push against Syrian Kurdish fighters enters fourth day with little sign of relenting, as over 100,000 displaced

No American soldiers injured in artillery strike near small outpost, as casualties mount, international criticism intensifies and 100,000 flee violence in Syrian Kurdistan