Syria’s Assad Sends Troops North; Turkish Offensive Escalates

Oct.14 -- Syrian government forces began fanning out in the northeast after striking a deal with Kurdish fighters abandoned by their U.S. allies to a Turkish military offensive -- a major shift that could see President Bashar al-Assad cement his impending victory in the country’s long war. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan played down the threat of an immediate escalation between his army and Assad’s forces. Onur Ant reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Advertisement