Turkey agrees with U.S. to pause Syria assault while Kurds withdraw
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After an October 6, 2019 Trump-Erdogan call, the White House announced that Turkey would proceed with its northern Syria operation and U.S. forces would no longer be in the immediate area; Reuters later reported that the offensive drove about 200,000 civilians to flee.
White House announcement; Reuters humanitarian-crisis paragraphWhite House announces a U.S. pullback after Trump's call with Erdogan · White House announced the pullback October 6, 2019; Turkey attacked October 9