“The US first said: wait, we will withdraw our military. We waited, they did not withdraw. Then we agreed on a joint patrol, which turned out to be cosmetic, ”Ravia quoted Cavusoglu as saying.
Moreover, according to the minister, the United States "continued to supply weapons to the YPG (Kurdish National Self-Defense Forces)."
“We endured this for a long time, finally, our patience came to an end. We made this decision according to the situation on the field, ”the Turkish Foreign Minister added.
October 9, Ankara announced the start of the ground part of the military operation "Source of Peace" in northeast Syria.
The Turkish Ministry of Defense said that the forces of the Turkish army since the start of this operation in Syria eliminated "174 terrorists."