Turkey steps up strikes in Syria campaign

By Daren Butler
Updated October 11 2019 - 10:43pm, first published 10:37pm
Turkish forces continue to bombard Kurdish positions on the third day of its offensive in Syria.
Turkish forces continue to bombard Kurdish positions on the third day of its offensive in Syria.

Turkey has stepped up its air and artillery strikes on Kurdish militia in northeast Syria, escalating an offensive that has drawn warnings of humanitarian catastrophe.

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