Syria live: US envoy says Turkey needs to 'declare ceasefire immediately'

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, is surrounded by journalists and pro-government academicians in his plane en route back from Baku, Azerbaijan. The White House announced Tuesday that Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Ankara, Turkey on behalf of President Donald Trump and meet with Erdogan. AP

Members of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army, a militant group active in parts of northwest Syria, load their goods after shopping from a market to their vehicle in Akcakale, Turkey. The military action is part of a campaign to extend Turkish control of more of northern Syria, a large swath of which is currently held by Syrian Kurds, whom Turkey regards as a threat. U.S. President Donald Trump granted tacit American approval to this campaign, withdrawing his country's troops from several Syrian outposts near the Turkish border. Getty Images

Members of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army, a militant group active in parts of northwest Syria, load their goods after shopping from a market to their vehicle Akcakale, Turkey. Getty Images

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) greets his supporters before he addresses members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at their group meeting at the parliament in Ankara. EPA

Syrian displaced families, who fled violence after the Turkish offensive against Syria, sit in a bus on their way to camps on the outskirts of Dohuk, Iraq. REUTERS

Buses carry Syrian displaced families, who fled violence after the Turkish offensive against Syria, to displacement camps on the outskirts of Dohuk, Iraq. REUTERS

Smoke billows out after Turkish shelling on the Syrian town of Ras al Ain, as seen from the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar, in Sanliurfa province, Turkey. REUTERS

Workers set a tent in preparation to receive a few hundred Syrian refugees who have been newly displaced by the Turkish military operation in northeastern Syria, at the Bardarash camp, north of Mosul, Iraq. The camp used to host Iraqis displaced from Mosul during the fight against the Islamic State group and was closed two years ago. The U.N. says more around 160,000 Syrians have been displaced since the Turkish operation started last week, most of them internally in Syria. AP Photo

Syrian locals, carrying Syrian flags, cheer for the Syrian army in the city of Manbej and its surroundings in Aleppo provinces northeastern countryside, Syria. According to media reports, the soldiers were welcomed by the locals, who have gathered in the city center, carrying Syrian flags and cheering for the army which came to encounter the Turkish aggression. EPA

Syrian locals, carrying Syrian flags, cheer for the Syrian army in the city of Manbej and its surroundings in Aleppo provinces northeastern countryside, Syria. According to media reports, the soldiers were welcomed by the locals, who have gathered in the city center, carrying Syrian flags and cheering for the army which came to encounter the Turkish aggression. EPA

A Syrian soldier and a local man cheer after the Syrian Arab Army completed its deployment in the city of Manbej and its surroundings in Aleppo provinces northeastern countryside, Syria. According to media reports, the soldiers were welcomed by the locals, who have gathered in the city center, carrying Syrian flags and cheering for the army which came to encounter the Turkish aggression. EPA

Syrian government soldiers hold up portraits of President Bashar al-Assad while flashing the victory gesture at a position on the outskirts of the northern city of Manbij in the north of Aleppo province as government forces deploy there. AFP

Syrian government forces walk past media crew vehicles at a position on the outskirts of the northern city of Manbij in the north of Aleppo province, as government forces deploy there. AFP

Turkish soldiers waiting to enter Syria walk past a truck transporting armoured personnel carriers at the border with Syria in Karkamis, Gaziantep province, southeastern Turkey. Turkey defied growing condemnation from its NATO allies to press ahead with its invasion of northern Syria on Tuesday, shelling suspected Kurdish positions near the border amid reports that Syrian Kurds had retaken a key town. AP Photo

People stand near vehicles in the city of Manbij, Syria. REUTERS

Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid are seen heading to Syria for displaced families who fled violence, at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fish-Khabur, Iraq. REUTERS

A syrian displaced woman is seen with her child, who fled violence after the Turkish offensive against Syria, at the Domiz refugee camp on the outskirts of Dohuk, Iraq. REUTERS

Syrian displaced children who fled violence after the Turkish offensive against Syria, arrived at the Domiz refugee camp on the outskirts of Dohuk, Iraq. REUTERS

People stand in a queue to receive bread from Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters in the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria. REUTERS

A man holds stacks of bread that was provided by Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters in the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria. REUTERS

This picture taken from the Turkish side of the border at Ceylanpinar district in Sanliurfa shows smoke rising from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on the first week of Turkey's military operation against Kurdish forces. The United States is not aware of any "major" escape of Islamic State extremists since Turkey launched its assault on Syrian Kurdish fighters holding the prisoners, an official said Tuesday. AFP

This picture taken shows a missile fired by Turkish forces towards the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, from the Turkish side of the border at Ceylanpinar district in Sanliurfa on the first week of Turkey's military operation against Kurdish forces. The United States is not aware of any "major" escape of Islamic State extremists since Turkey launched its assault on Syrian Kurdish fighters holding the prisoners, an official said Tuesday. AFP

Boys ride on bicycles in the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria. REUTERS

Syrian government forces arrive in the town of Tal Tamr, not far from the flashpoint Kurdish Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on the border with Turkey, which has been a key target of Turkish forces and their proxies since they launched their military assault. Syrian regime troops arrived after Damascus deployed troops to the country's north to contain a days-long Turkish offensive. AFP

Syrian government forces arrive in the town of Tal Tamr, not far from the flashpoint Kurdish Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on the border with Turkey, which has been a key target of Turkish forces and their proxies since they launched their military assault. Syrian regime troops arrived after Damascus deployed troops to the country's north to contain a days-long Turkish offensive. AFP

In this photo Turkey's forces advance towards Manbij, Syria. U.S. military spokesman says U.S. forces have left Kurdish-held town of Manbij, part of withdrawal from northeast Syria. AP

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, is surrounded by journalists and pro-government academicians in his plane en route back from Baku, Azerbaijan. The White House announced Tuesday that Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Ankara, Turkey on behalf of President Donald Trump and meet with Erdogan. AP

Members of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army, a militant group active in parts of northwest Syria, load their goods after shopping from a market to their vehicle in Akcakale, Turkey. The military action is part of a campaign to extend Turkish control of more of northern Syria, a large swath of which is currently held by Syrian Kurds, whom Turkey regards as a threat. U.S. President Donald Trump granted tacit American approval to this campaign, withdrawing his country's troops from several Syrian outposts near the Turkish border. Getty Images

Members of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army, a militant group active in parts of northwest Syria, load their goods after shopping from a market to their vehicle Akcakale, Turkey. Getty Images

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) greets his supporters before he addresses members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at their group meeting at the parliament in Ankara. EPA

Syrian displaced families, who fled violence after the Turkish offensive against Syria, sit in a bus on their way to camps on the outskirts of Dohuk, Iraq. REUTERS

Buses carry Syrian displaced families, who fled violence after the Turkish offensive against Syria, to displacement camps on the outskirts of Dohuk, Iraq. REUTERS

Smoke billows out after Turkish shelling on the Syrian town of Ras al Ain, as seen from the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar, in Sanliurfa province, Turkey. REUTERS

Workers set a tent in preparation to receive a few hundred Syrian refugees who have been newly displaced by the Turkish military operation in northeastern Syria, at the Bardarash camp, north of Mosul, Iraq. The camp used to host Iraqis displaced from Mosul during the fight against the Islamic State group and was closed two years ago. The U.N. says more around 160,000 Syrians have been displaced since the Turkish operation started last week, most of them internally in Syria. AP Photo

Syrian locals, carrying Syrian flags, cheer for the Syrian army in the city of Manbej and its surroundings in Aleppo provinces northeastern countryside, Syria. According to media reports, the soldiers were welcomed by the locals, who have gathered in the city center, carrying Syrian flags and cheering for the army which came to encounter the Turkish aggression. EPA

Syrian locals, carrying Syrian flags, cheer for the Syrian army in the city of Manbej and its surroundings in Aleppo provinces northeastern countryside, Syria. According to media reports, the soldiers were welcomed by the locals, who have gathered in the city center, carrying Syrian flags and cheering for the army which came to encounter the Turkish aggression. EPA

A Syrian soldier and a local man cheer after the Syrian Arab Army completed its deployment in the city of Manbej and its surroundings in Aleppo provinces northeastern countryside, Syria. According to media reports, the soldiers were welcomed by the locals, who have gathered in the city center, carrying Syrian flags and cheering for the army which came to encounter the Turkish aggression. EPA

Syrian government soldiers hold up portraits of President Bashar al-Assad while flashing the victory gesture at a position on the outskirts of the northern city of Manbij in the north of Aleppo province as government forces deploy there. AFP

Syrian government forces walk past media crew vehicles at a position on the outskirts of the northern city of Manbij in the north of Aleppo province, as government forces deploy there. AFP

Turkish soldiers waiting to enter Syria walk past a truck transporting armoured personnel carriers at the border with Syria in Karkamis, Gaziantep province, southeastern Turkey. Turkey defied growing condemnation from its NATO allies to press ahead with its invasion of northern Syria on Tuesday, shelling suspected Kurdish positions near the border amid reports that Syrian Kurds had retaken a key town. AP Photo

People stand near vehicles in the city of Manbij, Syria. REUTERS

Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid are seen heading to Syria for displaced families who fled violence, at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fish-Khabur, Iraq. REUTERS

A syrian displaced woman is seen with her child, who fled violence after the Turkish offensive against Syria, at the Domiz refugee camp on the outskirts of Dohuk, Iraq. REUTERS

Syrian displaced children who fled violence after the Turkish offensive against Syria, arrived at the Domiz refugee camp on the outskirts of Dohuk, Iraq. REUTERS

People stand in a queue to receive bread from Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters in the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria. REUTERS

A man holds stacks of bread that was provided by Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters in the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria. REUTERS

This picture taken from the Turkish side of the border at Ceylanpinar district in Sanliurfa shows smoke rising from the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on the first week of Turkey's military operation against Kurdish forces. The United States is not aware of any "major" escape of Islamic State extremists since Turkey launched its assault on Syrian Kurdish fighters holding the prisoners, an official said Tuesday. AFP

This picture taken shows a missile fired by Turkish forces towards the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, from the Turkish side of the border at Ceylanpinar district in Sanliurfa on the first week of Turkey's military operation against Kurdish forces. The United States is not aware of any "major" escape of Islamic State extremists since Turkey launched its assault on Syrian Kurdish fighters holding the prisoners, an official said Tuesday. AFP

Boys ride on bicycles in the border town of Tal Abyad, Syria. REUTERS

Syrian government forces arrive in the town of Tal Tamr, not far from the flashpoint Kurdish Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on the border with Turkey, which has been a key target of Turkish forces and their proxies since they launched their military assault. Syrian regime troops arrived after Damascus deployed troops to the country's north to contain a days-long Turkish offensive. AFP

Syrian government forces arrive in the town of Tal Tamr, not far from the flashpoint Kurdish Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on the border with Turkey, which has been a key target of Turkish forces and their proxies since they launched their military assault. Syrian regime troops arrived after Damascus deployed troops to the country's north to contain a days-long Turkish offensive. AFP

In this photo Turkey's forces advance towards Manbij, Syria. U.S. military spokesman says U.S. forces have left Kurdish-held town of Manbij, part of withdrawal from northeast Syria. AP

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, is surrounded by journalists and pro-government academicians in his plane en route back from Baku, Azerbaijan. The White House announced Tuesday that Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Ankara, Turkey on behalf of President Donald Trump and meet with Erdogan. AP

Syria live: US envoy says Turkey needs to 'declare ceasefire immediately'

Civilian death toll climbs as Ankara presses on with its offensive amid international condemnation