Syrian army enters key Kurdish bastion of Manbij city

Syrians hold a poster of President Bashar al-Assad during a celebration for the entry of the Syrian army into the city of Manbij in northern Syria on Oct. 15, 2019. The Syrian army assumed full control over Manbij on Tuesday, days after reaching a deal with the Kurdish forces in that area to avert the city a Turkish military assault. (Str/Xinhua)