European leaders took note, in conclusions published on the night of Thursday 17 to Friday 18 October, of the US-Turkish announcement of a “halt to all military operations” in northeastern Syria.
Earlier today, US Vice-President Mike Pence announced a 120-hour break from military operations, during which the United States will facilitate the withdrawal from the safe zone of Kurdish YPG forces, who are allies of the United States but considered by Turkey to be terrorists. Once this...