Pro-Ankara Syrian fighters gather on the outskirts of Ras al-Ain Pro-Ankara Syrian fighters gather on the outskirts of the key Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain during the ongoing assault by Turkey and its allies on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria. Turkey rebuffed international pressure to curb its military offensive against Kurdish militants in Syria today as US President Donald Trump dispatched his deputy Mike Pence to Ankara to demand a ceasefire. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES