French President Emmanuel Macron is very worried at the prospect of a Turkish army operation into areas controlled by Kurdish forces in northern Syria, the presidency said Wednesday. Macon hosted senior Syrian Kurdish official Ilham Ahmed at the Elysee Palace on Monday "to show that France...

Turkish forces and Syrian rebel allies will cross the Syrian border "shortly," a Turkish official said early on Wednesday, as a surprise withdrawal of U.S. troops made way for the Turkish incursion. Turkey has been poised to advance into northeast Syria since the U.S. troops began...

Syria’s territorial integrity must be preserved, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, as Turkish forces prepare to enter the country. U.S. actions in the region are contradictory and Russia is urging dialogue between Damascus and Syria’s Kurds, he told reporters...

 The Kurdish administration in northeastern Syria called up civilians Wednesday to defend the region against a feared Turkish assault, believed to be imminent. "We announce three days of general mobilization in northern and eastern Syria," it said in a statement, urging all...