Welp, Turkey is invading Syria right now...


    #BREAKING: Reports: Turkish warplanes have bombed the Semelka Border Crossing at the Syria-Iraq border
    pic.twitter.com/4Pi1mAratB
    — Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) October 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/AmichaiStein1/status/1181283542392872961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

This as the US claimed to have effectively shut down Northern Syria airspace to Turkey, and while Russian jets have reportedly been observed patrolling southern Syria, presumably to ensure the Turkish incursion comes nowhere near Syrian Army positions. The Semelka crossing since 2016 acted as a key SDF supply point between Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq and the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.

Turkey's Anadolu Agency also reports Turkish officers have been expelled from the Joint Air Operations Center which was the heart of coordinated anti-ISIL activities among the allies, meaning US surveillance and reconnaissance data are no longer shared with Ankara. In northeast Syria a rapid US withdrawal from border observation posts at Tel Abyad and Ras al Ain has reportedly already occurred, paving the way for the imminent Turkish incursion. 

Citing Pentagon spokeswoman Carla Gleason, Anadolu noted, however: 

    She stopped short of saying that the air space has been shut down to Turkey, but noted "if you’re not on the air tasking order, it’s really hard to coordinate flights in that area."

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/erdogans-syria-invasion-commences-turkish-jets-filmed-bombing-kurdish-targets
https://archive.is/6YcUn

See also:
US troops start pullout in Syria as Turkey prepares operation
American troops 'will no longer be in the immediate area' casting uncertainty on the fate of their Kurdish allies.
6 hours ago
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/white-house-turkey-military-operation-northern-syria-191007034354242.html
https://archive.is/mYJDb

US troops began withdrawing from northeast Syria ahead of a Turkish invasion that Kurdish fighters say will overturn the victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) armed group.

Washington's forces "will not support or be involved in the [Turkish] operation" and "will no longer be in the immediate area", White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement.

It was not clear whether that meant the United States would withdraw its 1,000 or so troops completely from northern Syria.
"Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into northern Syria," said the statement.