Great news out of Turkey. News Conference shortly with @VP and @SecPompeo. Thank you to @RTErdogan. Millions of lives will be saved!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2019

I just realized something. The ceasefire will last 120 hours = 5 days.

Erdogan will be meeting Putin in Sochi on October 22nd = 5 days from now.

Putin will decide which way it all goes… https://t.co/YZqyVcmILT

— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 17, 2019

Elephant in room: Russia / Putin. With major influence in Syria he can either sink Trump-Erdogan deal or give it some life.

Russian delegation already in Turkey. Remains to be seen how Assad and YPG respond.

For now this is a stop gap measure for military op. for 5 days..

— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) October 17, 2019

So, angry at Turkey's military operation, Pence went to Ankara to help Turkey secure gains it hadn't yet made on the battlefield in return for the US lifting sanctions? https://t.co/9uOyZJ8xna

— Nicholas Danforth (@NicholasDanfort) October 17, 2019

I stand ready to continue working with the President to build upon this breakthrough.

And I also stand ready to work in a bipartisan fashion to ensure this incursion by Turkey into northeastern Syria ends without further strategic damage to the United States.

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) October 17, 2019

The Cease-fire deal is exactly what #Turkey wanted and will mean the Kurdish cities will fall in the so-called safe zone. The US administration should work towards a deal which is a real compromise and protects their #Kurdish allies not for complete surrender of their areas.

— Dr. Mahmoud Othman – د. مەحمود عوسمان (@Drmahmoudothman) October 17, 2019

And the Kurds will happily evaporate… ever … after..#wishfulthinking https://t.co/TshRqRxcUK

— Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1) October 17, 2019

#Turkey President's office confirms to @bbcturkce that when President #Erdogan received #Trump's letter, he "thoroughly rejected it, threw it in the bin" and launched the #Syria operation the same day. His mind was already made up to move in; letter was reportedly the final straw pic.twitter.com/pHaiyF5skG

— Mark Lowen (@marklowen) October 17, 2019

#UPDATE Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Thursday his forces will counter Turkey's invasion by "all legitimate means", in his first remarks since deploying troops near the border to support Ankara's Kurdish rivals https://t.co/VOK29RUWLj #Assad

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) October 17, 2019

Aris makes an important point. In this war, we can expect each side to call themselves the good guy & their enemy, the bad guy. But what do victims of the conflict who are of neither group say? Ask the Yazidis. They will overwhelmingly tell you it was the YPG/PKK who saved them https://t.co/2cFwxqAOqs

— Rukmini Callimachi (@rcallimachi) October 16, 2019

Gotta love @SpeakerPelosi. #Tump said he brought the troops from #Syria home. Pelosi:"is Saudi Arabia home?". Trump:"well the #SaudiArabians are paying for it." Translation:#Kurds are poor, Saudis have cash. #Arsenal for Democracy? Hell no,arsenal for cash.https://t.co/8vTsIpdrMr

— Hisham Melhem (@hisham_melhem) October 17, 2019

He underlined that the intervention is purely military and the regime won’t interfere in their local self-administration and people's affairs at all (2)

The statement comes after fears among parts of Raqqa population for GoS return. pic.twitter.com/RuhjYyKNbS

— Wladimir van Wilgenburg (@vvanwilgenburg) October 17, 2019

We urge international organizations to send their teams to investigate some wounds sustained in attacks. The medical facilities in NE Syria lack expert teams following withdrawal of NGO’s due to Turkish invasion attacks. 2/2

— Mustafa Bali (@mustefabali) October 16, 2019

Our @K24English @redwanbezar interviewed a SAA commander yest before they entered Kobani.

1st Lieutenant Hosam told k24 that they are here "to defend our lands from Turkey’s occupation. We are here to protect civilians, especially women and children, from the Turkish criminals" pic.twitter.com/eIzh2movuM

— Wladimir van Wilgenburg (@vvanwilgenburg) October 17, 2019

Only to allow Assad to recapture the city with utmost ease. #KurdsBetrayedByTrump https://t.co/cVyDjDeUtv

— Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1) October 17, 2019

North Syria in one photo.

Pic by @Delilsouleman. pic.twitter.com/r2WBd3x7ZT

— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 17, 2019