Fighting continues Thursday in northeastern Syria, as Turkish forces push further into territory held by Kurdish-led forces, even as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.VOA’s Heather Murdock is northeastern Syria and is the first Western journalist to enter the Al Hol camp this week. More than 70,000 women and children live in the camp - the families of IS fighters - who had fled the last territory held by the militants last year. Murdock has visited the camp before, but this time, she says, it was so dangerous that she and her crew needed to be escorted by security forces. Plus the latest on US forces in the area with COA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb, news of a Brexit deal and more.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Syrian Kurdish fighters must leave a designated border area in northeast Syria ``as of tonight'' for Turkey to stop its military offensive. Erdogan made clear Turkey would not bow to pressure and would press ahead with the military operation until Turkish troops reach a depth of some 30 or 35 kilometers inside Syria. Omar Lamrani, Senior Military Analyst with Stratfor speaks with International Edition’s Steve Miller. Plus, VOA National correspondent Jim Malone recaps Tuesday Democrat Party debate, London-based reporter Henry Ridgwell provides an update on Brexit talks, VOA's Anita Powell reports from Hong Kong, and how Americans perceive hunger on World Food Day with VOA’s Adam Phillips.