The US State Department yesterday said it had brokered a four-day ceasefire between Turkey and the Syrian Defense Forces, and said that the ceasefire was extended on Tuesday. Turkey’s defense ministry on Thursday denied having agreed on a ceasefire with the SDF, stating that Ankara will not halt its military campaign until the Kurdish-led force “disarms.”
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