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CEYLANPINAR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 17: Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain, as seen from the Turkish border town on October 17, 2019 in Ceylanpinar, 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. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images) (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images) (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)

Kurds say Turkey is violating hours-old 'ceasefire' in northern Syria

Demonstrators wave flags outside the government palace in Beirut.

WhatsApp tax sparks night of austerity protests across Lebanon

Vice President Mike Pence meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace for talks on the Kurds and Syria, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Ankara, Turkey. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien, right, Turkish VP Fuat Oktay and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, are left. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

US says Turkey agrees to a ceasefire in Syria

MEDINA, SAUDI ARABIA ? JANUARY 19 : Muslim pilgrims pray near the Prophet Muhammad mosque on January 19, 2006 in the holy city of Medina, Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities are turning towards Muslims clerics and technology to prevent another tragedy when around 363 people were killed during the stoning the devil ceremony in last week?s stampede. (Photo by Muhannad Fala?ah / Getty Images)

Saudi bus crash kills 35 foreigners in holy city of Medina

Civilians flee amid Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras al-Ain in the Hasakeh province along the Turkish border on October 9, 2019. - Turkey launched a broad assault on Kurdish-controlled areas in northeastern Syria today, with intensive bombardment paving the way for an invasion made possible by the withdrawal of US troops. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Kurdish humanitarian groups left to fend for themselves as Northern Syria goes from refuge to frontline

Russia's rise to queen on the Middle East's fractured chessboard

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the extended meeting with provincial heads of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in Ankara, Turkey, on October 10, 2019. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Erdogan says Turkey will 'never declare a ceasefire'

New Russian soldiers arrive to Latakia in Hmeimim, Syria, on September 26, 2019.

Russian military police are now patrolling the line between Syrian and Turkish forces

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's King Salman attend the official welcome ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 14, 2019.

Putin is on a victory lap of the Middle East

Turkey-backed FSA fighters are heading toward Syrian town of Tal Abyad from Turkish border town of Akcakale, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that there have been 109 "terrorists killed" — a reference to Syrian Kurdish fighters — since Ankara launched an offensive into Syria the previous day. (DHA via AP)

Turkey's assault in Syria is a boon for Erdogan. Here's why