Fighting continues on Turkey-Syria border despite U.S.-led cease-fire
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey – Gunfire, grenades and mortars could be heard in the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ayn on Friday despite a cease-fire the United States drew up and Turkey agreed to Thursday night.
The agreement announced by Vice President Mike Pence in Ankara requires Turkey to suspend its military operations in northeast Syria for five days to allow Kurdish forces to retreat from a designated safe zone.
NBC News staff could see and hear mortars, grenades, machine-gun and rifle fire in Ras al-Ayn — although it remains unclear who was responsible.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) — allies of the U.S. during the fight against the Islamic State militant group — claimed Friday that Turkish forces were not slowing down their assault…
