A boy stands outside a damaged house on the Turkish-Syrian border in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 17, 2019 ReutersThe fighting has also wounded more than 650 people, the statement from its health authority saidA Turkish offensive in northeast Syria has killed 218 civilians, including 18 children since it started a week ago, the Kurdish-led administration in the region said yesterday. The fighting has also wounded more than 650 people, the statement from its health authority said. The Kurdish-led authority in northeast Syria also called for a corridor "to evacuate dead and wounded civilians" from Ras al-Ain town which Turkish forces have pushed into. It said in a statement that people were trapped in the Syrian border town, urging foreign powers including the US-led coalition and Russia, to intervene to get them out.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 17, 2019 17:15 UTC