"No need for new operation" .. Washington informs Ankara of the completion of the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters

Washington has told Ankara that Kurdish fighters have withdrawn from the safe area in northern Syria, the US Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, while the US president wrote on Twitter that good things were happening.

The Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement that there was no need at this stage to launch another operation outside the current area of ​​operations.

Turkey has agreed to a truce brokered by US Vice President Mike Pence, and imposed a ceasefire in northern Syria for a period of five days ending Tuesday, to allow Kurdish fighters to withdraw.

For his part, US President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Twitter that there is good news seems to be happening for Turkey, Syria and the Middle East.

The White House said the administration expects a temporary ceasefire in Syria to become permanent by the end of its term, adding that President Trump would like to keep a number of troops in Syria to protect oil.

Earlier, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his US counterpart Mike Pompeo discussed the latest developments in the Syrian situation.

An ally
US Defense Secretary Mark Asper said Turkey was an ally of NATO and his country would not fight a war against it.

Asper said in an interview with the network "CNN" News that Washington did not commit to protect the Turkish-Syrian border, and that the task of US forces in Syria was to eliminate the Islamic State.

A senior administration official said the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) told the United States that they had fulfilled all their obligations under the US-brokered truce.

"A letter has been received from Maj. Gen. Mazloum Abdi," the official told reporters.

He explained that Ankara and Washington are in close contact to verify the withdrawal, in order to ensure that the cessation of the Turkish military attack in northern Syria to a permanent stop.

Intelligence reports
A second administration official said intelligence reports showed the SDF had left the area.

In the same context, the city of Sochi Tuesday saw a summit between the Turkish and Russian presidents, where they reached an agreement on the departure of Kurdish fighters from the Turkish border within 30 kilometers within 150 hours.

Under the agreement, Russian and Turkish troops are patrolling a "safe area" Ankara has long sought to establish in northern Syria.

In the meantime, German Chancellor Angela Merkel supported the idea of ​​creating an international safe zone on the Syrian-Turkish border, as suggested by her defense minister earlier.

Merkel said she would discuss the proposal with the French, Turkish and British prime ministers later.