DUHOK, Iraq—Kurdish forces and Turkey traded accusations of violating a cease-fire agreement between Washington and Ankara on Saturday, as scattered fighting in northeastern Syria began to subside, according to local activists. A tense calm took hold after sporadic fire from machine guns, mortars and artillery targeted Ras al-Ain and its surrounding areas. In Tal Tamar, a small town south of Ras al-Ain, members of the Kurdish militia known as the YPG burned tires to obscure visibility for hovering Turkish drones.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 19, 2019 12:46 UTC