U.S., Turkey reach agreement on truce, safe zone in northern Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 17, 2019. The United States and Turkey on Thursday reached an agreement on a five-day truce and the establishment of a safe zone in northern Syria, where the Turkish forces had been fighting against the Kurdish militia, following talks between the two sides in the Turkish capital of Ankara. (Photo by Mustafa kaya/Xinhua)