President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey would "clear terrorists" on its border in northern Syria if Syrian Kurdish militia did not withdraw by the end of a deadline agreed with Russia.

Erdogan says will clear 'terrorists' from Syria border if Sochi deal fails

Turkish troops and their Syrian proxies gained ground Thursday in Ras al-Ain, a key border town where Kurdish fighters had been putting up stiff resistance, a war monitor said.

Gunfire, airstrikes as Turkey gains ground in key Syrian border town 

Troops captured four Islamic State (IS) suspects in a Turkish town on the Syrian border while they were attempting to cross the frontier illegally, the defence ministry announced on Saturday.

Turkey captures IS suspects on Syria border: Ministry

As the Syrian war winds down, life is coming back on track also in neighbouring Jordan. The border between the two countries recently reopened and trade is slowly restarting bringing much-awaited relief in both countries.

Jordan-Syria border area comes back to life

The main border crossing between Jordan and Syria finally reopened on Monday at 8 am after having been closed for three years. The Jaber gate had been closed since April 2015 when anti-Assad armed groups took control of the Syrian southern governorates of Daraa and Quneitra.

Hope runs high as main border crossing between Syria and Jordan reopens

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Erdogan says will clear 'terrorists' from Syria border if Sochi deal fails

Gunfire, airstrikes as Turkey gains ground in key Syrian border town

Turkey captures IS suspects on Syria border: Ministry

Jordan-Syria border area comes back to life

Hope runs high as main border crossing between Syria and Jordan reopens