As of 9:30 p.m. BST on the first day of mass demonstration, Met Police said it had made 280 arrests. Extinction Rebellion, also known as XR, said the mass protests will go on for two weeks. (Truck-Crash-Injury)- - - -DAMASCUS -- The Turkish military campaign against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began on Monday night in northeastern Syria, Syria's state TV reported, branding the military operation as a "Turkish aggression." The Turkish attack targeted the SDF-held Tal Tawil area in the northeastern countryside of Hasakah province in northeastern Syria, said the report. (Syria-Turkey-Strike)- - - -WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria, saying that it is time to get out of these "Endless Wars."

Source: Ethiopian News October 08, 2019 01:07 UTC