[Ankara / Beirut 9th Reuters]-Turkey's President Erdogan announced on the 9th that he had started a military operation in northeastern Syria. The military operation aimed to eliminate threats from the Syrian Kurdish militia organization “People Defense Forces (YPG)” and the extremist group “Islamic State (IS)”, and subsequently created a “safe zone” in the region. He explained that Syrian refugees staying in Turkey would return.
President Erdogan said in a post to Twitter that the goal was to prevent the creation of a terrorist corridor towards the border with Turkey and bring peace to the region. Release from terrorists. "
Syrian state media reported that Ras Al Ain along the Turkish border was attacked.
A spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), led by YPG, said "Turkish fighters attacked civilian settlements in northeastern Syria" and said "panic is spreading."
According to sources, in addition to air strikes, mortars and howitzers are expected to be used in Turkish military operations.