Turkish troops and pro-Syrian factions seized control of the border town of Tal Abyad on the fifth day of their ongoing offensive against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria, while Germany and France demanded that Turkey immediately halt the military operation. The United States said it was preparing to evacuate its remaining troops in northern Syria. Syria, about 1000 American soldiers.

In detail, German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Erdogan and demanded an immediate halt to his country's operation in northern Syria, warning that it could further destabilize the region and cause ISIS to return to the front, according to a statement from Merkel's office.

Germany's defense minister, Angrett Kramp Karnbauer, has warned against the establishment of a Turkish occupation zone in Syria, saying in a statement yesterday that Turkey is a partner in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and «NATO» alliance based on values, and members of the «NATO» should contribute In stabilizing world peace, not destabilizing it.

The French government spokeswoman, Cebit Ndiaye, announced that her country was "concerned" that 800 ISIS operatives were fleeing a camp for displaced people in Syria, calling on Ankara once again to end its military intervention in Syria as soon as possible, pointing to the consensus of the European Union countries Condemn this unilateral operation.

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in an interview with CBS's "Face the Nation" program that the United States was preparing to evacuate about 1,000 US troops from northern Syria. "In the last 24 hours, we learned that The Turks probably intend to extend their attack further in the south and west than initially planned, and we also learned that the SDF is seeking an agreement with the Syrians and the Russians to launch a counter-attack on the Turks in the north, and the status of US forces cannot continue as it is. ” He explained that he had spoken to Trump and directed the US military to begin a pullout Forces from northern Syria.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a televised speech yesterday, said that "Western threats to impose sanctions on Ankara and ban the export of arms to Ankara will not push it to stop its military operation," explaining that the Turkish incursion in Syria will extend from Kobani in the west to Hasakah in the east. About 30 kilometers inside Syrian territory.

Erdogan's comments came after France and Germany announced yesterday the suspension of arms exports to Turkey against the backdrop of an operation launched against the YPG in Syria.

In turn, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Caoşoغلlu rejected an offer by US President Donald Trump to mediate between Ankara and the YPG to stop the Turkish incursion into Syria. In an exclusive interview with the Turkish section of Deutsche Welle, he said: Mediation does not negotiate with terrorists », he described.

He continued: «If we fear economic sanctions would not launch this process, the United States has already imposed sanctions on the Turkish Interior and Justice Ministers, and we have echoed those sanctions reciprocally, that is, Turkey will respond from the principle of reciprocity towards any negative action towards it».

On the ground, Turkish forces and pro-Syrian factions seized the border town of Tal Abyad on the fifth day of their ongoing offensive against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The observatory reported violent clashes in the town of Sluk in the countryside of Raqqa, while the Turkish Defense Ministry said yesterday that the Turkish-led forces had taken control of the M4 highway, which lies between 30 and 35 kilometers inside Syrian territory.

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Arab and Kurdish factions controlling areas in the north and northeast of Syria, has killed 31 members of the Turkish attack in northern Syria since the day before yesterday, bringing the death toll of «SDF» since the beginning of the military operation to 76 people .

According to the Syrian Observatory, Syrian fighters loyal to Ankara executed nine civilians by firing squad in areas where they had advanced as part of the Turkish attack. The director of the observatory Rami Abdulrahman told AFP that the nine civilians were executed in batches south of the border town of Tal Abyad in the countryside of Raqqa. Among them is Hefrin Khalaf, 35, who is the secretary general of the Kurdish Future Party of Syria.

The SDC, the political arm of SDF, said in a statement that after targeting the car of the party official, she was executed with the driver of the car.

The Kurdish self-administration of northern and eastern Syria confirmed that 785 members of the terrorist organization «Daesh», managed to escape from Ain Issa camp in the countryside of Raqqa, and the administration, on its account on the social networking site «Facebook», said that the escape of the detainees was «coordinated with a group From the mercenaries of Turkey and covered by Turkish bombing », according to the administration.

Turkey's bloody attack on Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria has forced 130,000 people to flee their homes, the United Nations said, adding that it expects this number to rise more than three times.

"We have moved to the scenario of preparing for the displacement of some 400,000 people internally across the areas affected by the Turkish operation," Jens Larkey, spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told AFP in an e-mail. To help and protection.

- Erdogan: arms embargo will not push Turkey to stop its military operation.

- Syrian Observatory: fighters loyal to Turkey executed nine civilians by firing squad.