...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...to halt its military operation in northeastern Syria, diplomats told AFP.
The U.S.-drafted text had been due to be adopted at 1930 GMT, but Moscow intervened to stop it, one of the sources said.
China followed Russia in halting the procedure in its tracks, a diplomat added, requesting anonymity.
The initial version of the text, proposed by the United States following a divisive
...politicians call things
divisivewhen when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never
divisive,they're
principled...
Security Council meeting on Thursday, had called for Ankara "to return to diplomacy for security reasons."
But the language in the final draft was hardened to call for a stop to the operation following arguments made by concerned Security Council members over the past 24 hours.
"The members of the Security Council expressed deep concern over the