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Kurdish Fighters Say They Have Withdrawn From Northern Syria

Ken Bredemeier

   Syrian Kurdish forces said Tuesday they have totally withdrawn from
   northern Syria ahead of the end of a cease-fire in Turkey's offensive
   against them, even as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reached
   agreements with Russia for joint control of the region.

   A Kurdish official said fighters had left the border region with
   Turkey, while a senior U.S. official said that Mazlum Abdi, the chief
   of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces, had told Vice
   President Mike Pence that all Kurdish fighters have withdrawn.

   A senior U.S. official said the U.S. is working with Turkey to see the
   cease-fire in Turkey's military offensive turn into a permanent halt.

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