Vice President Mike Pence announced that he and President Erdogan of Turkey agreed to a ceasefire halting Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria. Here's what you need to know.
Erbil The US and Turkey announced a five-day break in fighting in Northern Syria today. Referred to as a"ceasefire" by the US and as a"pause" by Turkey, the agreement is unclear about how it would be implemented in one of the most complex battlefields on Earth. Here's what you need to know.
The significance of 120 hoursThe most important detail is that the break will span a 120-hour period between its announcement and a key meeting between the real powerbrokers: Russian president Vladimir Putin , and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This is the US trying to make that key meeting in Sochi, Russia, appear to be influenced by Washington.
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