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Civilians carry their belongings over their head as they flee amid Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras Al Ain. AFP
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People wave as Turkish soldiers prepare to cross the border into Syria on October 09, 2019 in Akcakale, Turkey. Getty Images
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, with military and Intelligence chiefs, ministers and his ruling party members in an operations room at the presidential palace, in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Turkish Presidency Press Service via AP
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Vehicles are seen as people flee Ras Al Ain town, Syria October 9, 2019. Reuters
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Civilians flee with their belongings amid Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras Al Ain in the Hasakeh province along the Turkish border. AFP
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Civilians ride a pickup truck as smoke billows following Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras Al Ain. AFP
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A woman with a baby sits at a back of a truck as they flee Ras Al Ain town, Syria. Reuters
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Syrians flee shelling by Turkish forces in Ras Al Ain, northeast Syria. AP Photo
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The first group of Turkish infantry prepare to enter Syria on the border between Turkey and Syria on October 9 in Akcakale, Turkey. Getty Images
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Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad after Turkish bombings, in a picture taken from the Turkish side of the border near Akcakale in the Sanliurfa province. AFP
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Kurds living in Athens hold flags and banners reading 'Against the Turkish occupation' as they protest near the Turkish embassy in Athens. AFP
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Civilians carry their belongings over their head as they flee amid Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras Al Ain. AFP
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People wave as Turkish soldiers prepare to cross the border into Syria on October 09, 2019 in Akcakale, Turkey. Getty Images
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, with military and Intelligence chiefs, ministers and his ruling party members in an operations room at the presidential palace, in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Turkish Presidency Press Service via AP
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Vehicles are seen as people flee Ras Al Ain town, Syria October 9, 2019. Reuters
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Civilians flee with their belongings amid Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras Al Ain in the Hasakeh province along the Turkish border. AFP
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Civilians ride a pickup truck as smoke billows following Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras Al Ain. AFP
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A woman with a baby sits at a back of a truck as they flee Ras Al Ain town, Syria. Reuters
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Syrians flee shelling by Turkish forces in Ras Al Ain, northeast Syria. AP Photo
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The first group of Turkish infantry prepare to enter Syria on the border between Turkey and Syria on October 9 in Akcakale, Turkey. Getty Images
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Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad after Turkish bombings, in a picture taken from the Turkish side of the border near Akcakale in the Sanliurfa province. AFP
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Kurds living in Athens hold flags and banners reading 'Against the Turkish occupation' as they protest near the Turkish embassy in Athens. AFP
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Civilians carry their belongings over their head as they flee amid Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras Al Ain. AFP
Turkish offensive against the Kurds in Syria: live updates
All the latest from the front lines as Turkish forces move in on north-eastern Syria
The National
10 October, 2019
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