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A Turkish soldier standing on a tank near Ceylanpinar, near the Turkish-Syrian border, on October 18th. REUTERS / Stoyan Nenov

Since the announcement of a suspension of the Turkish offensive this week, Ankara and the Syrian Kurds accuse each other of violation of the truce.

The Turkish authorities announced on Sunday (October 20th) the death of a soldier in northern Syria, victim of an attack by the Kurds. It is in the border area of ​​Tall Abyad that the incident was reported. According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, one soldier was killed and another wounded on a reconnaissance mission. Turkey is talking about an attack perpetrated by " terrorists ". The term she uses to describe Syrian Kurdish fighters against whom she launched a military offensive on 9 October.

Officially, the operation is suspended , but armed incidents follow one another and both sides accuse themselves of being responsible . On Saturday, Turkish President Erdogan threatened to " crush the heads " of Kurdish fighters.

US soldiers withdraw from base in the North

In this tense and uncertain context, the United States continues to withdraw from this region. US forces evacuated a fourth base this Sunday. In all, a thousand soldiers are gradually leaving northern Syria.

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the military was going to western Iraq to " fight the ISIS fighters ".