“Just talked with Turkish President Erdogan. He told me that there was a slight sniper and artillery shelling, which was quickly stopped, ”he said.

According to Trump, Erdogan told him that "he really wants the ceasefire or pause (in Syria) to work."

“The Kurds also want this to happen, and a final decision has been made,” he wrote.

Erdogan said earlier that Ankara will continue the military operation in Syria if Washington does not keep their promises to withdraw Kurdish forces outside the "security zone".